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Many people have at one time or the other questioned the genuineness of many men and women of the pulpit. Not too long ago, Prophet Owusu Bempah was on air questioning the genuineness of a popular pastor from Anagoland. The outburst attracted many responses which also imputed falsity to his claim of prophethood. Call it Newton�s Law in effect and you would not be far from right. The accusations and counteraccusations about who was ordained by Mawu and who was not, clearly bring one question to mind. How do we distinguish between one who was ordained by Mawu and one who was ordained by Satan? The answer is very simple: �You shall know them by their fruits,� so says the Holy Book. Indeed, the Holy Scripture tells us that many are those who would be shocked and disappointed on the day of reckoning. They would be shocked and disappointed because people, who healed the sick and performed miracles in the name of Yesu Kristo, would be rejected by the very man in whose name they claimed to have performed all those miracles. If you doubt me, listen to Yesu Kristo himself in Mathew 7:22-23 �Many will say to me on that day, �Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and done wonders in your name?� And then I will declare to them, �I never knew you; depart from me, you who practiced lawlessness!�� What a great shock that would be! Our one and only President, Mr. What-The-Hell, was heard blabbing at a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Mount Horeb Victorious Church International in Mamfe that attempts by members of the Great Elephant to unseat him would fail because he had been ordained by Mawu as leader of this country. He also declared that his opponents did not understand that it is only Mawu who bestows leadership; hence the Supreme Court petition challenging his presidency would fail. In a sharp rebuttal, the only Sir in Asomdwekrom politics, Sir John, proclaimed that the President was only using Mawu�s name in vain. He admonished the President to stop the blasphemy, lest he attracts Mawu�s wrath on his head and the nation as a whole. With the President�s claim and Sir John�s counter claim, how does one really tell if the President was indeed ordained by Mawu? Again the answer is very simple: By his fruits, we shall know him. When Mr. What-The-Hell became president of this country courtesy of Agya Ofuntuo�s trip to Samanfoland, many were those who thought he was going to change the direction of the ship. But how wrong they were! In order to strengthen his grip on power, he doled out cowries and other goodies like Santa Claus dishing out presents to children during Christmas. Ladies, especially those with protruded behinds on the various university campuses, were given the famous �Atta Kanbu� car to campaign for him. Under the guise of campaigning for him in the 2012 polls, all manner of youth groups were clandestinely funded by state institutions. The resultant effect was that almost all state institutions overspent their 2012 budget. Even the Presidency was no exception. Reports say the Presidency overspent its 2012 budget by a whopping 600 million cowries. Under President What-The-Hell, we are compelled to sleep under severe atmospheric heat as a result of what has come to be known as �dumso-dumso�. Production cost has risen to astronomical levels; and the ordinary Asomdwekromanian, who is the final consumer, is made to bear the brunt of government�s inefficiencies. Gas shortage has become a common feature under his government. We sometimes carry our cylinders on our �Mugu Yaro� heads to gas stations, only to be greeted by the �no gas� sign. Sometimes we are compelled to live for weeks without LPG. Not forgetting fuel price increases which have colluded with other factors to make life a living hell for me and my compatriots. One prominent feature of President What-The-Hell�s government is unprecedented strike galore. Never in the history of this country have three categories of professionals embarked on a strike action at the same time. But under this government we saw doctors, pharmacists and university teachers embark on strike simultaneously. What an unprecedented achievement! Series of fire outbreaks is another unprecedented happening under this government. No week passes without one hearing of fire outbreak in a market, government institution, private company or residence. About four persons are currently in the grips of the police, yet the fire outbreaks continue unabated. One would therefore ask; are the suspects who are currently under lock and key the real arsonists? �Chop-chop� has been institutionalized under this government. Not too long ago, the messy �akomfem� saga became public knowledge. But we are yet to be told if the birds which have crossed boarders into Burkina Faso have returned. The dubious tree planting project costing over 30 million cowries also comes to mind. The deal and its execution are still shrouded in mystery. The other day, I heard the President say this country is blessed so we should stop complaining. I do agree with him on that score. We are indeed blessed to live in a country where many people love peace to a fault. Otherwise the �greedy bastards�, the diaper-wearing babies with sharp teeth and members of the �looting brigade� would have been compelled by the masses to run from their offices without their trousers. Abusuapanin, these are but a few fruits President What-The-Hell has borne. By these fruits, one can easily tell if he was ordained by Mawu or otherwise. Indeed, until the Supreme Court declares the true Mawu-ordained president, President What-The-Hell would continue to be the �akomfem�-ordained president of this country. See you next week for another interesting konkonsa!