Suspended former Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs says the beginning of his hatred in his party started when he refused to criticize President Akufo-Addo’s free Senior High School policy.
According to him, he hit hard at the Akufo-Addo government when the free Senior High School policy was implemented as it has always been the position of the NDC, but upon reflection of the benefit that many children have received from the policy he had a different thought.
Free SHS ‘fight’
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, the ‘Educated Fisherman’ as he is popularly called explained that his decision to discourage his party from criticizing the free SHS policy is based on the fact that the larger population of children who have benefitted from the Free SHS policy will reach their voting age by 2020 and that can spell doom for the NDC should they come to the realisation that the party criticised the policy they benefitted from.
He added that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) mistook his good counsel to be praise-singing of the Akufo-Addo government.
“When Akufo-Addo's government implemented the free SHS policy, I was one of the first critiques against the free SHS, but you know something . . . if you start attending radio programmes, the way you talk and carry yourself, it makes you endear yourself to a lot of people who belong to both NDC and NPP, so the moment you criticise something of the government, you get people calling you to tell you how they have benefitted from what you are criticizing," he said.
He stressed that criticizing a new government that is doing something good like the implementation of the Free SHS policy was not going to help the cause of the NDC during the campaign time, hence, his decision to stop criticizing the Free SHS Policy.
“If there is a new government in place and it is doing something that is good, it benefits some people, so you don’t need to go, drag in and criticise it so seriously. If you do that, at the end of the day when the campaign starts, then the people will look at you with different eyes," he stressed.
Coronavirus fight measures
Touching on another issue that increased his hatred in the NDC, Allotey Jacobs averred that his party [NDC] felt his advice for the NDC to allow the Akufo-Addo government to carry its excellent measures in the fight against the COVID-19 was also wrong.
“If you look at the COVID-19, what the government is doing is excellent. Let them manage the COVID-19 to the end of the crisis then we can come to do our usual political campaign . . . and again my people are saying that I have criticised the party," he explained.
Allotey Jacobs was of the view that his suspension from the NDC is borne out of these issues, adding that he meant well for the NDC as the party prepares for the 2020 general election.
NDC Suspends Allotey Jacobs
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has yielded to the pressure of party activists to suspend one of its top members, Bernard Allotey Jacobs.
Mr Allotey Jacobs was the party’s immediate past Central regional chairman.
A statement purportedly signed by the NDC’s national chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, on May 6, 2020, said Mr Allotey Jacobs was suspended pursuant to Article 46 (1) and 46 (6) and 46 (8) (b) of the Party’s constitution.
The statement says his suspension was based on what it termed "persistent anti-party conduct,” indicating that the decision to suspend him was taken at a National Executive Meeting held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
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Don't insult Allotey Jacobs he is saying what they did when Nana talk about free SHS. Plenty advert was done agaist the project. NDC was the longest ruling Government in Ghana since indepedent. 27 years in Government without any social intevention. When presdent Kofour intruduce NHIS they against it including Mahama himself walking out from Parliament when they want to pass the bill Antie Ama said president Kufour is ***barred word*** president for introduce NHIS and free maternal care. I think some of you guys in this plateform were born in 90s so don't know the good works that General Acheampong did during his time in 70s for just 6years in power.Allotey Jacobs knows what his party has failed Ghanaians for the past 27 years of ruling without bringing NHIS, SHS while people go to hospital for cash and carry when people are dying and plenty children siting at home without going to school making house maid and gaurding boys. So never insult him he is a grown up person he knows what he is saying.
You cannot even use the name your parents gave you, yet you are here insulting people. You are maladjusted and full of inferiority complex that is why, you are scared to use your real name to write.
i hope you old enough in politics to talk well. apart from francis essiam, who has switched ghana political camp NDC / NPP and has succeeded. even her, the prez intervene by his usual work CLEARING to sack the board chair and make her. no one is saying don't praise the president but you go way wrong in damning your flag bearer when praising the president. listen to yourself on radio again and again and again
MAY I KNOW IF THIS MAN CALLED YAMIN IS A REAL GHANAIAN? IS HE AN INDIAN OR A LEBANESE national?.THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES MUST HAVE HIM ARRESTED AND SEND HIM BACK TO HIS NATIVE COUNTRY.
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I wonder why my party people here are still criticising the educated fisherman. Well, the way we went on the critics of the policy of the government was wrong. He advised and yet we are still saying what he said was wrong. It was a voice of wisdom. No matter how the free SHS has been implemented, looking at the numbers what will we the NDC have done. We say gradual implementing it, well, who do we want us to leave and who to stay home? Let us all remember, everyone one is beneficial of the policy no matter the party so we need to be careful how we criticise things for it will come to bite us later.
in fact ghanafuo paa we have a long way to go. Look at the comments of the previous 3. No sense at all, people don't reason or simply just refuse to, they'd prefer to continue to live in ***barred word***'s paradise. Developed nations aka abrokyira didn't do the same things and expected different results to be developed countries as we call them, we need to start something somewhere before we could get somewhere, better than nothing or "same-where". Nation state first before little minds and ***barred word*** political interests. Ya ka akyire dodo, daben da?
Allotey is very very ungrateful, he is creating more problem by talking. My advise is you do not bite the fingers that feed you, he will do himself a big favor by stopping media attraction. what will happen if he does not benefit from the stimulus package for his hospitality industry. Maybe he is being led by his stomach/pocket instead of common sense. Allotey should remember that he is politics - game of numbers and not ebusua panyin of his family at cape coast. What happens to politicians who cross carpet in such of money? The free SHS is excellent idea but the implementation has been very very poor and so ghanaians have the right to express their opinion. The minister of education who benefited from free scholarship meant for the needy is praising himself for poor implementation. I am sorry for Allotey, because I expect him to reason like an elderly person
An ungrateful old fooooool, ndc make u human being, stop talking ***barred word*** ndc has never been against free SHS as policy but way akofo implemented it
Find a better excuse. This doesn't hold water. The NDC had never been against free SHS, they are only against how it has been implemented. The free progressive SHS started under John Mahama. Even now because of double track the children themselves have decided to vote massively against nana addo. How do you go to school for one month and come and stay home for three months? Young ladies 15 to 18 are renting hotels, teenage pregnancy is on the high. Free SHS is excellent policy but if it is being poorly implemented why wouldn't the NDC criticize it. So stop talking. Remember, Professor visited you in your dream and told you to cease fire. If you want him to come and take you along keep talking.