News:
August 16, 2010
The NPP Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa, Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah, has defended the comments of the former President of the Methodist Church in Ghana, Rev. Samuel Asante Antwi, describing it as spot-on.
Rev. Asante Antwi says the Mills administration has failed to improve the lives of Ghanaians as promised during the party’s electioneering campaigns and wants Ghanaians to reject the NDC and vote for Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2012 polls.
Rev. Asante Antwi who was addressing a thanksgiving service attended by the NPP flagbearer and leading members of the party in Accra, lamented on a myriad of issues including the increasing spate of indescipline in the country.
“…They said that we (NPP) didn’t do well, what have they done about those things? What about the roads? Now the road toll has been increased how many per cent?… more than a thousand per cent. What have they done with the monies collected? Water, electricity?
Comenting on the issue as a panel member on Peace fm’s morning show on Monday, Hon. Amankwa Asiamah, disagreed with suggestions that as a Reverend Minister who is supposed to lead people to God and preach unity, it was wrong for Rev. Asante Antwi to take such clear political stance.
” The Reverend minister has done nothing wrong in critisizing the status quo, is it not true that the NDC government has failed in improving the lives of Ghanaians as they promised, is there not an increase in indesciple in the country, the seizure of National Health Insurance Scheme offices by NDC footsoldiers, burning of tender documents among others are clear examples, ”he said.
Hon Amankwa Asiamah cited Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and Rev. Jesse Jackson as some of the most respected Men of God who are known to be politicians and encouraged Rev Ministers to be bold enough to speak up their minds on national issues including politics.
Story by:Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh