When Loyalty Turns Into a Lifetime Contract—And No One Notices Until It’s Too Late
A few years ago, I stumbled into a weird office mess that taught me something I haven’t forgotten: just because someone works quietly in the background doesn’t mean they’re not holding the keys to the whole system.
Back then, it was a mild-mannered admin guy who had quietly made himself indispensable. One day we realized he had access to everything—emails, payroll, documents—and he’d basically written himself into the fabric of the company. By the time anyone noticed… it was too late.
So when I read Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s revelation about a former Ghanaian Ambassador allegedly signing an endless contract with an IT Officer at one of our embassies abroad, I had that same sinking feeling all over again.
Wait—endless contract?
Yep. According to Ablakwa, this wasn’t your typical fixed-term contract. Nope. This was a deal with no expiration date. A forever job. In a foreign embassy. Handpicked and approved by someone who’s no longer even in the post.
Honestly, when I first saw the headline, I thought, “That can’t be right.” Like, what government in 2025 still allows one person to unilaterally hand out a never-ending appointment—especially to someone in charge of sensitive IT infrastructure?
(And if you’ve ever lost your passport renewal file at the embassy, you know how important the tech people are.)
But apparently… it’s real.
In my experience, this is how rot creeps in
It doesn’t usually start with some grand scandal. It starts with quiet decisions made in air-conditioned offices. No oversight. No paper trail the public can trace. Just a signature here, a wink there, and boom—someone’s got lifetime job security… while the rest of us are reapplying every two years just to keep a roof over our heads.
I might be wrong, but I’ve noticed that in some of these public service setups, the IT officer ends up holding more power than the diplomat. Think about it: they’ve got access to every email. They can manipulate databases. They can block access or create “technical problems” that mysteriously fix themselves once someone’s been pressured.
And if you give someone like that a contract with no end in sight?
Whew. That’s not just risky. That’s dangerous.
But here’s what makes it worse
According to Ablakwa, this wasn’t some fluke. The contract was signed under highly questionable circumstances—and possibly without clearance from the right government authorities back home.
So it’s not just a sketchy move… it might be illegal.
I keep thinking: If no one had spoken up, how long would this guy have stayed? Forever? What if he already has access to things no one else knows about? What if he’s now loyal to the ex-Ambassador instead of the Ghanaian state?
It sounds like the plot of a bad political drama. But this is real life.
And it’s happening with our embassies. Our image. Our tax money.
A late-night thought…
I was lying in bed scrolling through headlines when I first saw this story. I had to read it twice. Then I sat there thinking:
If this can happen in an embassy—where you’d assume the stakes are higher, the systems tighter—how many “forever contracts” are quietly running in places we’ve forgotten to check?
Not just in government. In schools. In hospitals. In SOEs.
Wherever there’s power and no accountability.
-So now I’m left wondering…
How many other contracts are out there with no expiration date and no one watching?
And when loyalty becomes a life sentence—who’s really in charge?
Something tells me this story isn’t just about one IT guy.
It’s a mirror.
And it’s showing us just how easy it is to build an empire in silence.
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