Speculative Hypothesis is a term which combines the elements of speculation and hypothesis. It implies a hypothesis that is based on limited evidence or is more of a conjecture than a well-supported explanation. In the Political Theory of Organised Chaos, speculative hypothesis is based on hearsays, proclamations which are not based on facts and making wild noises just to be noticed and regarded as a well-informed person, while the opposite is the fact.
Since the tragic and fatal crash of August 6, 2025, many people have flocked into social media just to be noticed and regarded as very knowledgeable and well-informed persons.
Before I continue, may I highlight on something which I think we, as Ghanaians, ought to put a stop, to?
After the tragic event, some people posted on social media old video of Sammy Gyamfi of the NDC and others picketing then president Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia, singing loudly and praying God to kill him for their mismanagement of the nation. And another showed an NDC man on a studio talk-show who prayed that whenever Nana Addo flies in a plane, it should crash.
A new video came out with some people, very insensitively, making mockery at the NDC over the crash.
Condemning, I will begin with the NDC demonstration and that man who wished Nana Addo died in a plane clash. Both were very irresponsible, childish, misguided, baseless and ridiculous in acts and in words when they prayed for the death of Nana Addo and Bawumia. If one wished evil for another, it might turn on them.
The NPP kept cool and bided their time and it came on August 8, 2025. And they replayed on social media, the two NDC events with cries that Nana Addo and Bawumia should perish. And another video from the opposition hit the NDC directly, mocking them for seeking someone’s death but unfortunately it rather turned on them.
It might look okay to say that the NPP members were justified in drawing the NDC’s attention that talking recklessly can have counter effects. This could help to teach lessons that must be learnt that one should be mindful of how they talk.
However, what the NPP members should have been mindful of, is how the effects of the mockery of NDC will have on the wives and children of the perished eight. Wives have lost their husbands and painful loneliness has set on them. What was a simple “goodbye,” in the morning has turned out to be a “final goodbye.” No coming back. Children have lost their fathers and forever lost that father figure in their lives. It will be insensitive making mockery of this helicopter crash, just to settle scores, no matter how justified it is.
Silence would have been the most powerful retaliation against the NDC. It would dawn on its members that just the other day, they wished some other people to die, but today, it is their own who are dying.
The best approach was for the NPP faithful to have replayed Asiedu Nketiah’s statement that the NDC was going to sacrifice lives in order to secure a win in the 2024 Elections. Then they should quietly allow Ghanaians to interpret the contents of that video and judge the NDC national chairman, relating his comments to the helicopter crash. This would have spoken louder and done more damage to the NDC without bringing any more sorrow to the bereaved families, especially wives and children. In fact, the bereaved families would start accusing Asiedu Nketia for having something to do with the crash.
On the speculative hypothesis issues, I will start by educating Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi on the Catholic Church. In rightly condemning Prophet Roja, he made a statement to imply that the Catholic Church is not in the apostolic and prophecy ministry, so Omane Boamah, who was a Catholic did not understand prophecies.
Apostle Larbi should know that the Catholic Church is fully known as the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. Being the first Church and the only church founded by Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church’s foundation is based on the sound teachings and authority of the apostles who walked with Christ. The Church has maintained an unbroken line of succession from the apostles, to this date. Born on the day of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, ten days after Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, the Catholic Church is fully charismatic.
The Catholic Church has priests, and not pastors, in the order of Melchizedek and carry on the duties of the royal priesthood of Christ. They are fully gifted with the gifts of the Holy Spirit namely, wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, tongues, and interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12: 7-11) and the fruits of the Holy Spirit namely, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5: 22-23). So, they are well endowed in the Spirit and are more powerful than the men and women of God of other churches.
Catholic priests are powerful intercessors who intercede for mankind during the Sacred Sacrifice of Holy Mass. Those with the gift of prophecy are not like the fake prophets we have around. And there are those with the gift of healing, who heal people through the grace and mercy of God. And if Apostle Larbi is condemning Prophet Roja, why was he contradicting himself by saying Omane Boamah was ignorant in rejecting that fake prophet? He must be mindful that many Catholics are gifted with the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirits and that could include the late Omane Boamah.
In the Catholic church, noise is not made of these gifted people, especially the priests, because the Church wants focus to always be on Jesus Christ and not on any individual. The Church will always text the spirit of anyone, priest or lay faithful, who exhibits spiritual gifts. This is what makes any gifted Catholic more superior than those of other churches.
Apostle Larbi must know that even with Catholics, the more they get to know about the Catholic Church, the more they realise they know only a little or nothing at all. So, I would not blame him for what he said.
Speculation hypothesis will zoom down on the sudden rise of people, especially false prophets like Roja, who are announcing their presence by claiming that they prophesied the crash of August 6. Apostle Larbi confirmed what I said about Prophet Roja, that he could be an apostle of Satan, describing him as a sorcerer. And adding that such people can conjure a bad event, prophesy it and it would come to past, then boast that they were truly men of God.
Speculation hypothesis, is now on people who are saying that the Z-9 helicopter which crashed was piloted by an inexperienced pilot. A Squadron-Leader must have potentially 3,000 to 5,000 hours of flying time and with a rank equivalent to major, he can be a commander on flights.
Squadron Leader Peter Anala was by no means an experienced pilot, so the crash cannot be blamed on him. Let us wait for the decoding of the black box and here the Chinese must come down, to decode it.
Speculative hypothesis can also be zoomed down on Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, H.E. Sabah Zita Benson, who believes the military was up to something, since it is partisan. She believes the helicopter might have been tampered with before it took off. One cannot seriously make such allegations without any solid proof of evidence. Is the high commissioner, fighting to be noticed? In fact, diplomats do not speak like that.
Even as I agree with government’s decision to do something about these prophets of doom, its move can be aligned to speculative hypothesis. Making it mandatory for prophets to first forward their prophecies to the seat of government, to be first examined before if given the okay, they could be prophesied, could mean the presidency has a unit where spirits are texted.
I will suggest that we go the Rwanda way, where all one-man churches who are not under any denominational umbrella, are to be banned. If the so-called men and women of God are indeed of God and not of Satan, they would with humility go and serve, for example, under the Pentecostal/Charismatic churches.
In conclusion, Ghanaians are free to suggest reasons why the crash happened, but everyone must be cautioned as to how to trumpet their reasons. We must allow investigations to be fully conducted and details of the black box decoded, so that we get to know why what happened on August 6, 2025, happened.
I pray that God grants divine consolation on all bereaved families of all those who perished in the helicopter crash and other accidents. I pray, He accept the souls of the perished into His Heavenly Kingdom.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Amen!
By Hon Daniel Dugan
