Ei. So two weeks down, fifty more to go. We're moving fast through what is set to be a historic year indeed. Week 1 was an explosive start to the year, but Week 2 was dynamite in its own right!

It all kicked off on Monday morning when Manasseh Azure Awuni strolled into the studio with a fist-full of papers. Apparently, he had uncovered some interesting applications of public funds between the latest incarnation of GYEEDA - the YEA - and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations.

To summarise, the Minister had been using YEA funds for a number of things (which in itself is perfectly legal), but there was some concern about the volume of funds, and the uses they were being put to. Some went to fund trips to ILO conferences, some requisitions for cars and other things were made as well.

Now, none of this should have been an issue, except that the former CEO of the Youth Employment Agency, Vincent Kuagbenu, decided to write to the Minister, who was making the requests, to remind him that there was a limit to the funds he could access, and he had already exceeded that limit even though they had only gone halfway through the year.

The whole thing was basaa… Anyway, the minister spoke, Kuagbenu spoke, it was obvious there were some long-standing issues. There is still a lot we don't know about this matter, but you know Manasseh always keeps his eye on GYEEDA/YEA matters, so if there's more, you'll hear it here first.

The President also held a press conference at Flagstaff House, where he answered questions from journalists. As you would expect, the President was poised and in control, easily standing on his feet for almost two hours and answering almost all the questions in his usual fluid, captivating style. I say almost all the questions, because I'm not sure mine was answered by His Excellency. But I'm sure I'll get over it.

The main issue that came up was the Guantanamo Bay alumni and their presence in Ghana. The President talked about how his decision to take them in was based on compassion. He also said the two men were not active combatants in Afghanistan at the time they were detained by the US Government. He made the important point that these two individuals were never tried or convicted of any crime whatsoever, and that their entire 14 year detention was condemned by the whole world, including Ghana. He said they had been assessed by the GITMO Task Force to be the least dangerous of all the detainees. He described them as "twenty-year-old boys", and even likened them to his own son. He said we owed a duty to help end the injustice that had been perpetrated against these two men for fourteen years.

The following morning, the Communications Minister, Dr. Omane Boamah joined us on the show, and I asked him what we would do if the detainees decided to leave before the end of the two-year period Ghana had agreed to keep them here for.

 He said that was a hypothetical question. I asked whether the Government had not considered that possibility. He said they had. So I asked again, what would happen if they tried to leave. He said there would be sanctions. I asked what sanctions. He said the government would tell the people of Ghana what those sanctions are when they think it is necessary to do so. I pressed further, asking whether those sanctions would not be further violating the rights of these men, who the President had reminded us, are innocent. He repeated his earlier answer that the government would tell the people of Ghana what those sanctions are when they think it is necessary to do so. And that was that.

Later that day,  Evans Mensah interviewed Sara Steely, the Information Officer at the US Embassy here in Accra, on Top Story. She said that the two men posed no risk to Ghana.

Good old Evans pointed out that the United States congress considered them "a risk to the United States and its allies", including Ghana. She then conceded that there was actually some risk, but that Ghana was equipped to handle it. She also could not deny that these "innocent 20-year-olds" as the President saw them, were actually enemy combatants and part of Osama Bin Laden's army in Afghanistan. Neither could she deny the US Department of Defence report that said one of the detainees had committed 125 disciplinary infractions including assault and throwing urine and faeces while at Guantanamo Bay. That same report described this same detainee as a "High risk" threat. This clearly contradicted the President's claim that the two men were the least dangerous detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

But things did not end there. In an interview with Kwesi Pratt, another US Government representative in Ghana, Information Services boss, Daniel Fennel, revealed that, contrary to what we were told by our Government communicators like Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the cost of housing and monitoring these two men will actually be shared between the Ghana and US governments. That means you and I are splitting the bill with the Americans to clean up the illegal mess they created with Guantanamo Bay. Their country's citizens refused to accommodate them, so instead, you and I are paying for the privilege of doing so. Oh, and Daniel Fennel said Ghana should be proud of this.

Meanwhile, Christian leaders, opposition parties, civil society groups and even NDC parliamentarians (Good Morning Fritz Baffour) have all expressed displeasure with the Government's decision to bring these individuals to Ghana. But there are some Ghanaians who are in full support of the President on this. Many of them echo the compassionate grounds on which he says the decision was made. Some see this move as our government's contribution towards ending the injustice of unlawful detention and torture that Guantanamo Bay has represented for almost a decade and a half. As for me, my job is to ask questions, so here are a few:

1. A statement from the US Department of said the country was “grateful to the Government of Ghana for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The United States coordinated with the Government of Ghana to ensure these transfers took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.”

Note the use of the word "transfers". When you Google stories about the distribution of these GITMO inmates, you see a consistent use of the word "transfer" instead of "release". Are these unlawfully incarcerated individuals being released and their human rights restored, or are they simply being transferred? Is Ghana playing a role in the extension of these illegal detentions?

2. What exactly has the Government of Ghana committed us to in this agreement with the USA? It was not an oral agreement, so there is bound to be documentation somewhere. Don't the people of Ghana deserve to see it? Don't we deserve to know exactly what we are obliged to do for the Americans? Is there going to be another "tranche" of detainees "transferred" to our shores in the future? To exactly what extent has the President extended compassion on our behalf?

3. In what capacity are the two men here in Ghana? Are they refugees? Are they still detainees? Are they on parole? If they decide to leave at any time, what law gives us the power us to stop them from leaving? Is there anything in our constitution that authorises us to prevent the departure of foreign nationals who have not been charged with, or convicted of any crime here, or anywhere else in the world?

4. Now that we know Ghana is contributing to the accommodation and monitoring of these individuals, should we not know how much they are costing us? I did not see "Part Payment for Guantanamo Bay Detainee Feeding x2" as a line item in the 2016 budget, so where is the money coming from, and who approved this use of public funds?

5. Even if every single Ghanaian called for it, the chances of this deal being reversed are slim to none. So can we now look at the actual risk - if any - we are taking as a country? Do the two individuals themselves pose a threat to our safety and way of life? Does their presence here attract a threat from other terrorist organisations that might now see Ghana as an ally willing to play an active role in limiting the freedoms of legally innocent men who may share or represent their extremist ideologies? Are the two men themselves safe here? Is there a danger to their lives from Ghanaians who may feel threatened by their presence?

Answers to these questions will go a long way towards settling this matter in the minds of many, and I earnestly appeal to those who know to share their knowledge with us. This is our land. Our triumphs and gain will be shared by all. So will our mistakes and failures.

My name is Kojo Yankson, and Week 2 of 2016 has certainly been Ghantanamo Week.

GOOD MORNING, GHANAFO!