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October 18, 2023
The Volta caucus in Ghana’s Parliament has taken a swipe at President Nana Akufo-Addo over his comments at Mefe when he visited the flood victims in North Tongu constituency.
As constituencies across the region have called to express outrage and disappointment at the condescending utterances which show no leadership at the time of disaster.
The Volta Caucus is also concerned with similar unguarded comments by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP who ignorantly stated that the flood victims should not expect any intervention from the NPP government because of their voting pattern.
In a statement issued by the chairman of the caucus, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah the Volta representatives believe the president’s visit to the affected area should have inspired hope and also demonstrate empathy towards the people.
On the contrary, however, it has worsened the people’s plights and dashed their hopes.
“For the president of our Republic to choose no other platform to poke those who did not vote for him in the eye, but use a congregation of flood victims to do the low level politics is not only irresponsible but wicked. One would have thought that President Akuffo Addo would have used soothing words on this occasion. We would have expected the president to encourage the victims and assure them of the nation’s readiness to stand by them at this difficult time”.
Again, they would have expected the president to boldly announce specific interventions that are quantifiable and which would go a long way to ameliorate the people’s grief and despair. As characteristic of the president however, he elected to use this forum to engage in irresponsible politicking bereft of tact and wisdom.
Quite recently, the Vice President H.E Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was also in the Keta campaigning at a time the people were experiencing similar destruction of homes, businesses and properties by tidal waves.
“In a subtle snub, the Vice President did not visit the victims or make any public comment to show concern about the people’s predicament. Was it the case that the president instructed his vice president not to show any concern because of this mentality that the people of the Volta region do not vote for him?”
And further questioned, “Mr. President should the quantum of votes a president gets from different parts of the country be weaponized to this low level? Should you be singing this kind of discriminatory song at the twilight of your tenure as president of this wonderful republic?”
“We condemn these unsavory and ethnocentric comments by Mr. Akufo Addo and urge all well-meaning Ghanaians as well as sound minds in the NPP to rise to the occasion and reign in the president”, he emphasized .
Ghanamps.com