General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has strongly asserted that the opposition party will “forever politicize” the deadly Coronavirus.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah believes the Nana Addo-led government is being “untruthful” to Ghanaians.
According to him, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and some of his appointees were all exposed to the virus after their recent visit to Norway, and could be infected.
"I really don't understand this call not to politicize...governance itself is politics; so there is no way to delink politics from governance matters....and COVID-19....
“We [NDC] will not stop politicizing the issues until Nana Addo and his appointees are tested and make public their result just as other leaders in the world are doing. They are all exposed to the virus...the government cannot say our first case was recoreded on March 12th. It is a palpable falsehood if government claims so...because evidence abounds that it was way back before that (in February)....,” he said in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’.
Ghana's 1st COVID-19 Case
Gunnar Andras Holm, a senior official of the Norwegian Embassy in Ghana tested positive for COVID-19 days after he was pictured with President Nana Addo and some government officials in Norway.
Many have claimed President Nana Addo and his appointees might have been exposed to the virus, hence, calling on them to be tested.
Prez & Some Appointees Infected?
The speculations were based on belief that the two – President Akufo-Addo and Osafo-Maafo – had come into contact with the Norwegian ambassador who was Ghana’s first case of coronavirus.
Not True!
But Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, debunked the allegations, averring that neither the President nor any of his appointees have shown symptoms of the deadly virus, let alone test positive.
Perhaps to further give credence to the Information Minister's assertions, on Monday, March 30th, the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo clad in a black suit with a nose mask on his face, made an appearance in Parliament by taking a seat behind the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as the latter detailed the impact of the pandemic on Ghana’s economy to members of the House.
Figure Put Out Not Accurate
Touching on why the NDC will still politicize the COVID-19 pandemic, the NDC Chief Scribe said he is doubtful of the figure for the number of confirmed cases put out by the government.
“Some government officials who were with President Akufo-Addo at the recent opening of Ghana’s Embassy in Norway upon their arrival in Ghana have tested positive. Our Health officials leading the fight against the coronavirus have been silent about the number of infected people. The Norwegian Ambassador who attended that sod-cutting event is infected with the COVID-19 and he was in close contact with some members of the Ghanaian delegation at that ceremony....is this politics when we call on the people at the helm of affairs to go for a test? How can you tell us that nobody is infected when they haven't gone for a test...they should undergo a test and publicly declare the results....,” he said.
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Really.... I would have wept if I were in NDC. I f he has nothing useful to say then he should keep quiet and stop goofing
another reason why we must keep the ndc far from the presidency
Asiedu Nketia is not growing fat simply because he is full of negative thoughts, evil plans and uncultured behaviors. Upon all that they have stolen from state coffex, just look at him he is still the same in size and cant even put on weight if even we give him all of Ghana's money. The evil men do lives after them. their own negative thoughts and evil plans will sink them to death. Thunder fire you.
BB are you astupid? Is the President superhuman. The man has been back from his trip for about a month now and you people are still talking about him having the virus when we all know that the incubation period for the infection is up to 14 days. So if the President and his entourage got infected they surely would have come down with the disease more than 2 weeks ago. Why are you NDC people like peddling falsehood? But you end up embarrassing all Ghanaians by you f000lishness. And someone like you BB have no brains of your own to know that your General Secretary is sick from rabies so he is just a mad dog whose vomitus you must not swallow and regurgitate.
SO NDC PEOPLE CANNOT THINK FOR A MINUTE TO STOP THIS DISTRACTIONNN AND CHILDISHHH ATTITUDE. WE LIVE IN A TOUGH TIME AND JOKES AND STUPIDITYYY OF ASIEDU NKETIA MUST STOP. NANA ADDO AND HIS GOVERNMENT NEED THE PEACE OF MIND TO THINK AND MAKE SERIOUS AND RIGHT DECISION FOR THE NATION. FELLOW GHANAIAND WE MUST TELL THIS F00LLEFU ASIEDU NKETIA AND HIS COHORT THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. TODAY THE WHOLE WORLD ACCLAIMS NANA ADDO FOR HIS IMPORTANT STATEMENT THAT: "WE KNOW HOW TO BERING THE ECONOMY BACK TO LIFE. WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW IS TO BRING PEOPLE BACK TO LIFE." IT IS BETTER FOR ASIEDU NKETIA TO REMAIN SILENT THAN TO BROADCAST HIS STUPIDTITY TO THE WHOLE WORLD. ASIEDU NKETIA MUST SHUTT UPP OR HE MUST BE MADE TO SHUTT UPP. HE IS A DISGRACE TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOMETOWN. NO WONDER NOBODY RESPECTS HIM ANY LONGER IN HIS HOME.
SO NDC PEOPLE CANNOT THINK FOR A MINUTE TO STOP THIS DISTRACTIONNN AND CHILDISHHH ATTITUDE. WE LIVE IN A TOUGH TIME AND JOKES AND STUPIDITYYY OF ASIEDU NKETIA MUST STOP. NANA ADDO AND HIS GOVERNMENT NEED THE PEACE OF MIND TO THINK AND MAKE SERIOUS AND RIGHT DECISION FOR THE NATION. FELLOW GHANAIAND WE MUST TELL THIS F00LLEFU ASIEDU NKETIA AND HIS COHORT THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. TODAY THE WHOLE WORLD ACCLAIMS NANA ADDO FOR HIS IMPORTANT STATEMENT THAT: "WE KNOW HOW TO BERING THE ECONOMY BACK TO LIFE. WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW IS TO BRING PEOPLE BACK TO LIFE." IT IS BETTER FOR ASIEDU NKETIA TO REMAIN SILENT THAN TO BROADCAST HIS STUPIDTITY TO THE WHOLE WORLD. ASIEDU NKETIA MUST ***barred word*** OR HE MUST BE MADE TO ***barred word***. HE IS A DISGRACE TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOMETOWN. NO WONDER NOBODY RESPECTS HIM ANY LONGER IN HIS HOME.
SO NDC PEOPLE CANNOT THING FOR A MINUTE TO STOP THIS DISTRACTIONNN AND CHILDISHHH BEHAVIOR. WE LIVE IN A CHALLENGING TIME AND ALL JOKES AND ***barred word*** OF ASIEDU NKETIA MUST STOP. NANA ADDO AND HIS GOVERNMENT NEED THE PEACE OF MIND TO MAKE SERIOUS AND RIGHT DECISION FOR THE NATION. DEAR FELLOW GHANAIAND WE MUST TELL ***barred word*** ASIEDU NKETIA AND HIS COHORT THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. TODAY THE WHOLE IS ACCLAIMING NANA ADDO FOR HIS IMPORTANT STATEMENT THAT: :WE KNOW HOW TO BERING THE ECONOMY BACK TO LIFE. WHAT WE DO NOFOR ASIEDU NKETIA TO REMAIN SILENT THAN TO BROADCAST HIS STUPITITY TO THE WHOLE WORLD. ASIEDU NKETIA MUST SHUP OR HE MUST BE MADE TO DO SO. HE IS A DISGRACE TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOMETOWN. NO WONDER NOBODY REPECTS HIM IN HIS HOME.
Asiedu Nketia is right. Nana travelling out of Ghana when the news of the disease broke out was ill advised. Nana should have immediately cancelled that trip. Nana should show good governace by example and do as most tranparent governments around the world are doing! Nana should get tested, and also allow his entourage on that trip to get tested too! Unfortunately, most Ghanaians due to politics, see white and say it is blue. Bad governance is the problem in Ghana and Africa as a whole! Look at the untarred and dirty streets, lack of pavement streets, lack of water and good sanitation, poor housing, more poor people. In this crisis, no direct help to cushion the citizen! Absolute hopelessness!
Is this the general secretary of the biggest opposition party in Ghana? God please save Ghana from this use less party called NDC
So this ***barred word*** thing can not be called to other. NDC why oh why