President John Mahama’s late turn-up to an event yesterday in Accra did not go down well with members of the diplomatic corps.
The event was the commissioning of the New Lavender Hill faecal treatment plant by Mr Mahama.
Even though proceedings were scheduled to commence at 8:00am according to invitations sent out by the Corporate Communications Team of Zoomlion Company Limited, managers of the faecal treatment plant, the president and his entourage of ministers arrived at the venue at about 12 noon.
Members of the diplomatic corps, notable amongst them the Head of the European Union Delegation to Ghana, William Hanna, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ron Strikker, and Australia High Commissioner, Andrew Barnes, had arrived for the event before 8:00 am, thinking the programme would start on time so they could attend to other things for the day.
But, that was not meant to be as the president who was the main man for the day was nowhere to be found for close to four hours.
The diplomats were visibly frustrated and were seen glancing at their watches every second and complaining amongst themselves about the delay of proceedings.
At a point, they woke up apparently to leave when a certain lady, perhaps one of the organisers for the event, approached them with the aim of trying to calm them down.
The MC for the event, Jerry Adjorlolo, had on several occasions told the gathering that the president and his entourage would soon arrive, asking some guests to relocate their cars to create space for the president.
Exit
Ambassador Hanna was forced to leave the event 12:10pm, 10 minutes after the arrival of the president, the ministers of Youths and Sports, Local Government and Rural Development, Collins Dauda and Nii Laryea Vanderpuye as well as the Mayor of Accra, Alfred Okoe Vanderpujie.
No Apology
The president apparently saw his lateness as the normal Ghanaian attitude towards time, as he failed to offer an apology to the diplomats and even the traditional leaders who had also waited for him several hours under the hot sun.
Korean Envoy
It would be recalled that the Ghanaian attitude to time and late attendance to programmes of national importance received a backlash from the Korean Ambassador and a team of Korean engineers at a workshop held in Accra in September this year
Lyeo Woon-Ki, the ambassador, criticised the conduct of the officials of the Ministry of Transport after waiting for almost one hour at a workshop to solicit the inputs of stakeholders for a master plan project for Accra, in which the Korean government had provided a $1.5 million funding with technical expertise.
Source: Daily Guide
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WELL, THIS IS WHAT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ACCRA WAS SAYING JUST 3 WEEKS AGO. WHEN CAN WE ALL LEARN OUR LESSONS IN TIME-KEEPING INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATION? THIS IS A DISGRACE|||||
Hmmmmm, 3y3 a3m ooo. its ok for a president to be late small for an event but not 4 hours. JJ has been late for 6th march b4 which made Gen. Arnold Quayno to conduct the inspection of parade.Kuffour was late on some occasions i remember. Uncle Attah was a little better in time keeping but his ailing health also made him occasionally late but not 4 hours. My point is Nana Addo could in future also get late to events but what is very paramount is the damage control by the presidency in such situations.Well may be it was the usual Ghanaian traffic excuse, may be the campaign season and things or may be the whisky. I hear whisky can knock you out real bad.
So the president did not apologize to his shameful lateness. Such an arrogant person. Yet you will hear this fuuuuuulish NDC people shouting that he is the most humble person in Ghana. Now you see your face! Humble in deed
Are you saying this is the first time the president has been late for an event? It has happened many many times before. Can the protocol team not be fired and fresh competent ones employed to make the president and in extension Ghana look good to the world? The fact is JDM is a terrible leader and does not even care that his appointments are disgracing him and all Ghanaians by extension.
Jon Mahama is not playing well with the diplomatic corps at all !!!!!!!!!!!; this man has never got any sense in his head ;his head is full of saw dust mixed with faeces ; how could treat these diplomats like that; these diplomats are the very people who will assist Ghana anytime we need help but as usual latrine boy Jon mahama ; a womniser; a thiff full of faeces displays utter arrogance at the same people that helped him built the project ; suppose it were women Jon Mahama will be there like a 'shot' with his front 'ZIP' all opened for action !!!!!!; this scene does not give Ghana a good name and you can bet your life ; these diplomats will pay Jon Mahama back in his own coins oneday !!!!!!!!WHAT A PRESIDENT WE HAVE IN THIS SON OF A LATRINE BOY JON MAHAMA FROM BOLE !!!!!!!
John Mahama is incompetent and c0rrupt.... This sweet talking 419 president says one thing and he will do the opposite. Mahama tell us who killed Prof Mills.... We will soon demand an answer from you....
Please blame the protocol team of the President what information give to the all who are associated with the movement of the President . This is turning to absurdity people paid with our taxes.
What a president we have. Grossily incompetent, arrogant, corrupt, desperate and confused