Deputy Roads and Highways Minister-designate, Anthony N-yoh Puowele Abayifaa Karbo, says his description of former President John Dramani Mahama as incompetent was based on the latter’s performance and not directed at his person.
To him, the margin of the electoral defeat the National Democratic Congress (NDC) suffered at the hands of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in last year’s general polls, clearly vindicates him and others of like-mind. Well, he did not quite explicitly say so.
“…the record of his (Mahama’s) administration is also the verdict of the election,” were his exact words.
Appearing before the Appointment Committee of Parliament on Thursday, a rather cool, calm and collected Anthony Karbo, when asked if on hindsight, he regrets some of his utterances, especially his labeling of the then president as “incompetent” and his militant “fire-for-fire” talk against any reconciliatory moves to calm the simmering tension between the two leading political parties – the NDC and the NPP – in the lead-up to the general elections, said the immediate past president was not inept but rather his performance in office and policies were.
“Mr. Chairman, let me clarify that, when we disagreed with the description of President Mahama as competent and people wanted us to withdraw, my point of departure was not to say he [John Mahama] is incompetent as a person, but the fact that it was based on a record,” the NPP Deputy Communications Director told to the committee.
According to the nominee, who is also the Member of Parliament for Lawra constituency, “His Excellency the president himself [John Mahama] had indicated much earlier that comparing records was an act and exercise in mediocrity. We thought that the comparing of records could end up in either describing the record as poor, good, best or better”
“Same way if the record is a competent one, clearly all the indices will show. And I didn’t think the description or the tag or describing the president as incompetent could be interpreted as direct insult on his person. I respect the former president very well and know him quite well so I will be wrong to describe him as an incompetent person, but I believe the record of his administration is also the verdict of the election,” he stated.
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The Appointment Committee should stop these question relating to comments made about the former President. It appears some members are only on the committee to ask questions relating to what was said about Ex President Mahama. This trend must stop. For all the things said about President Akufo Addo which was uttered by some of the members of the appointment Committee when are they going to be asked about question relating to what they said about the President. People have their opinions and appearing before the Committee should never ever be used to chastise people.
The BOG Discount Rate or Prime Rate is too high. The central bank must explain how it came by that rate. From all analysis using the correct economic theories the rate is totally wrong. Akufo-Addo must demand answers. Secondly, why does the central bank use only one of the tools used to direct monetary policy?
Mr. karbo you are in power now we shall soon see your verdict at the road ministry.you and Bawulie are still in campaign mood. Grow up
@NPPigs mark my word Tony will be promoted to substantive minister very soon.
Karbo, the idiotic dog eater.