The managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr wonders why the New Patriotic Party (NPP) tries to link former President John Mahama to ‘everything bad’.
According to him, even if the issue is not connected to the former President, the ruling government finds a way of implicating him.
Kwesi Pratt was reacting to allegations made by the CEO of COCOBOD.
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Joseph Boahen Aidoo accused the John Mahama administration of “syphoning” millions of dollars from the Board's accounts.
He said former COCOBOD CEO, Dr Stephen Opuni, “used export duty payments from COCOBOD as a conduit to syphon funds for activities not related to cocoa.”
According to him, former President Mahama influenced the construction of an “unnecessary guest house” using funds belonging to COCOBOD.
Mr Boahen Aidoo who made this allegation at a news conference in a sharp response to cocoa-related issues raised by the Minority in Parliament at Bodi in the Western Region, further indicated that the guest house was built in John Mahama’s hometown, Bole for his personal comfort while in office.
However, the former president has rejected all the allegations levelled against him saying, “the guest house in question, the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) Research Station Guest House, has been in existence since 1975, and could not possibly have been constructed during the tenure of President Mahama. The assertion therefore that he influenced its construction is also false”
Contributing to a panel discussion on Radio Gold’s Alhaji and Alhaji, Kwesi Pratt wondered how the former President could have constructed the COCOBOD guest house in 1975, when he was by then a school boy; adding “there was something wrong with the story from the beginning…the logic doesn’t add up”.
According to him, “sometimes it seems to me that there are some people who have decided that no matter what happens, they have to find fault with former president John Mahama. Somebody steals and they say Mahama boy commits theft…It seems to me that is also related to the suspicion that he might run in 2020; so therefore even things that are not connected to him; by all means they have to find a way of relating every bad thing to Mahama. Otherwise, where is the story in this…is this how we are going to do our politics?"
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I think this man called Kwasi Pratt is fast becoming irrelevant in Ghanaian politics. Why was he not condemning the renovation of the Bole Guest house to the tune of over GC5m. He is only interested in in defending Mahama. Shame on to you master
That is the truth. They have to return to Ghana to be bitten by mosquitoes just like us.
are you now a spoke person for mahama, the A-rmEd r0BeR, give us a break and stop disturbing us.
Are NPP activist on this platform virtual blinds or just plain sycophants? They hardly see anything wrong on issues concerning the party's wrong doing. Guys open your eyes on the shortfalls of your leaders and the party activist. They will well serve, if only you guys are prepared to be critical of their behaviour
Because John Mahama is corrupt, greedy and incompetent.... The man is simply a kleptomania....
Master Kwesi you have eyes like anybody check the pictures of the building and see if they were constructed in 1975.The truth is ,the old building was on a very vast land and the question is why Bole?. The actual research work is done at Tafo, where all the experts from all over the world comes,they need a quest house and requested COCOBOD to construct one for them.Drivers and personnel from cocoa research institute only goes to Bole sometimes to pick shea butter seeds.The intention of cocobod is clear to please Mahama period
Did this man read about Mahama whom he Kwesi protecting already blaming Nana for Ayisi's woes? Man, who be dis guy at all? Massa, chill. Your days are over. You enjoyed the goodies when your friends where is power forgetting that you had always fought for the down trodden. You have lost every integrity you have. So once again, chill. The little that you had go enjoy with your family. Don't provoke poor people to go on their knees cos Ghanaians believe in prayers. And when poor people go on their knees, God listen.
Oh! Yes that's why they are.
Bro Kwasi the money you chop some so increase your defense well else when the disgrace comes we all will be affected.
Npp Needs someone to blame for their incompitence. THEY HAVE FOUND IN MAHAMA THE NAPOLEON OF ***barred word*** FARM WHO CARRIES THE BLAME FOR everything.they have closed their eyes to mayn Facts.to divert attention from their non performance ndc and mahaama carries the blame for everything bad