When the Gavel speaks, where is the choir that once sang for Wontumi?

Fifi Kwetey has used the term in Ghana's political vocabulary, and perhaps no word better describes the strange species that flourishes around power: the professional praise singer.

For years, Chairman Wontumi was one of those political figures whose voice seemed capable of shaking Kumasi before an earthquake could even clear its throat.

The principle is simple enough for a schoolchild: no one is above the law.