Member of Parliament(MP) for Juaboso Constituency, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the current social intervention measures being carried out by the Akufo-Addo government could have been avoided if the President had listen to “common sense” to close the borders, airport and enforce mandatory quarantine at the early stages of the pandemic.
According to him, even though President Akufo-Addo's interventions are commendable, it is disappointing to note that the President could not find wisdom earlier in the views shared by the Minority on some of the measures that the former is implementing now.
“Sometimes, I would have wished that you play back some of the recorded interviews I have done with you because to be honest, as human as I am, at some point in time I feel disappointed and I ask myself does this Akufo-Addo government know that wisdom cannot be found in only one person and in governance, other sensible views and opinions must be considered?” he wondered.
“ . . the government has rolled out certain mitigating policies . . . but I believe that if the government had earlier taken into consideration and implemented some of the initiatives prescribed by the opposition and others, some of the things the government is doing now would not have been necessary,” he added.
He accused the current administration of being too set in their ways and opposed to divergent views.
“When you draw the attention of the government to some of the happenings, Akufo-Addo does not listen. Inasmuch as I was among those who agitated for the government to bring back Ghanaian students in China, it is also on record that I also told the government to close the airport and if even they cannot close it, then they should ensure that all travellers through the airport are quarantined. I cited the President as an example that he and his entourage should be quarantined when they came back from Norway,” he said.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, the Ranking Member on Parliamentary Health Committee dismissed suggestions that he was prophetic in his pronouncement, pointing out that he only spoke with a practiced eye.
“ . . this has nothing to do with prophecy if the government later implemented my suggestion to do mandatory quarantine, it simply means as my father used to say that every wise person becomes a witch because whatever they say comes to pass in the future. We have been doing this work for far too long and so sometimes it is all about experience and nothing else . . .
" . . the President failed to heed to good counsel and allowed the virus to ravage the country after crossing our borders . .
“ . . that is what is causing the community spread. The cases recorded at the quarantine centres, even if it is over 1,000, I wouldn't have any problem with it because then, it will not be in the community. Therefore it is painful that the President sat aloof, refused to listen to our advice and failed to put the proper measures in place at that appropriate time,” he opined.
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Can Someone Tell the Hon. MP that we are in serious times and there's no need for this sh****t talk? We were all in this country when the minority rose and agitated for the Ghanaians in China to be brought back here. Oh so if the President had closed the borders and went in for Ghanaians in China, where would the country send them to? Sometimes you listen to some of our leaders and it's as if they got they never entered the classroom. Is this period right for partisan politics? Instead of we rallying behind the government and kicking this Pandemic out of our country, some people are still thinking about elections 2020.... Africa...........GH...........hmmmmmm.............
Eii Ghana paa. So this dining hall prefect too is an MP and therefore can say anything he wants about the president? But that is democracy. Allow.
PLEASE,AKANDO COULD YOU GIVE US A BREAK?DWENE ANSA WAAKASA WAE;WHAT IS ALL THIS RUBISH SUGGESTION AND BRAIN WASH IDEAS.whiteman will not respect BLACKMAN SINCE SOME US BEHAVES LIKE CHILDREN-----SALUTE
Akandoh,common sense is not evacuating Ghanaians from Wuhan in China like you guys in NDC wanted.
One thing I really appreciate about the NPP, which the NDC lacks is the fact that a lot of them are pretty well educated. You need to be really educated to get a chance in the leadership. Example is Sammy Awuku, He studied at Harvard. Its baffling to hear less educated people like this guy talk this way. I hope the best party wins.
Akandoh, you talk about "Common Sense" do have any?
Does the whole ndc even has anyone who has that common sense this villager is talking about? Where was ndc common sense when over 200 Ghanaians died of cholera? Where was ndc common sense when over 250 Ghanaians died during flooding at circle due to ndc st*pidity of building that nkantankantan Ghana Dubai? Akando woy3 aboaaa*aaa paaa woanim s3 otwe ! Na wo mahama no ose naf3 ne President Akufo Addo? Is Presidrnt Akufo Addo that your mahama's level? Akronfuo asefuo! Why was your father arrested? Okronfuo ba like you like father like son. Woy3 odwa*n wate ! You wouldn't fit to be a messenger in the npp only a visionless party like the ndc will entertain such usel*ess people! Woanim s3 abo*abi. ***barred word*** like ,gyi*mi gyim*i !
We are in this country when the likes of Hon Akwandoh and co were propagating for Ghanaians in China to be brought back home and these same persons are saying the Government should have closed our borders. What a double standard. Indeed talk is cheap!!
THIS KWABENA MINTAH IS THE MOST ***barred word*** MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT EVER SEEN IN GHANA AS HE TALKS WITH OUT ANY SENSE IN HIS ARGUMENT
Please let all start taking in Vitamin C please, this virus isn't scary as some of you people talking about, the deep state USA is at work! WAKE UP PEOPLE