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Saturday, September 24th edition of Joy FM�s news analysis programme, Newsfile, turned dramatic when the Executive Director of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko lost his cool referring to a co-panelist as �stupid�. The civil discussion on the celebration of Founder�s Day led to the shocking outburst when the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Omane Boamah described Dr. J.B. Danquah, a founding father of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a �CIA agent�. Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Malik Kweku Baako, in his contribution, had posited that the issue of whether Ghana should be a unitary state or a republican state which was competitively fought over, had somewhat contributed to the situation where some people across the political divide have unfairly treated other founders of the country like Dr JB Danquah, a founding member of the United Party (UP) an antecedent of the NPP, by refusing to recognize the roles they played in Ghana�s independence. According to Mr. Baako, historically (from 1920-1947), it will be unfair for some not to recognize the positive contributions of JB Danquah. Dr. Omane Boamah immediately chipped in that the negatives of Dr. JB Danquah far outweigh his positive contribution to Ghana and cited �his secessionist in the Eastern region, JFK ordeal� and his status as a �classified CIA agent�.