A group in the Northern region has rejected the apology by Deputy Agric Minister William Quaitoo after he made ethnocentric remarks about farmers in the north.
The deputy Minister in an interview with Starr News described the farmers who were demanding compensation for crops destroyed by the army worm as people who cannot be trusted and had intentions to defraud the government.
However, William Quaitoo apologized after he was heavily criticized by residents in the Northern Region.
But Spokesperson for the Dagbon Youth Association, Yakubu Ibrahim Mahmi, says the apology is not enough and must be rejected.
“Anybody can apologise because it touches the heart of an ethnic group especially the Dagbon because he mentions he has been with us for good 27 years, our tradition doesn’t teach us to disregard or disrespect a person not to talk about an ethnic group. If I were him by now I think I should have tendered in my resignation letter”.
Source: Starrfmonline.com
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Is that how to make a Minister resign?
John Mahama stood in the heart of Kumasi and said,if you tire all the roads in Kumasi with gold the people of Kumasi will never appreciate,did any Northerner tell him to resign? Leave the deputy minister alone, he has apologise. period.
Haaba,my Dagbamba brothers who said we are the only Northerners??? How about the other tribes. We becoming too known as troublesome, quarrelsome, litigious and backward people. Why have we allowed our inferiority complex to define us like that?? He just said some farmers, not even Dagbamba farmers who are demanding compensation for destroyed crops may not be genuine. and then gbang!!, he is insulting northerner and therefore insulting Dagamba farmers. Tell me,Yakubu Ibrahim Mahmi and Dagbon Youth Association since when is Northerner=Dagomba?? and maize farmers in the north = all "northerners",Herh??? The man has even apologised but you say no, who do you think you are??? When other tribes describe we the Dagamba's as unreasonable people our blood boil and we resort to violence but we've just proven those people right.Our inferiority complex and empty pride creates a lot of unnecessary anti-development issues for us. Look at us, the unthinkable poverty in our towns and villages, lack of jobs and what have you.The Dagban kingship issues linger on due to our "unreasonableness" and penchant to fight and drag ***barred word*** issues.Look at how our brothers, other tribes up north here are quietly developing their towns and people and all we do is always bringing negative attention to ourselves.......Lets please for once ***barred word***. And before I go,Mahmi, just a fovour, tell ALhaji Fuseini(MP Sagnerigu) to stop howling stupidly like coyote and shut his red goro-stained teeth and mouth for he is doing himself no credit.....
TRUTH HURTS, THE MAN HAD APOLOGISED LIKE BABYT SAID. HOW MANY TIMES HAD PEOPLE RAIN INSULTS TO THE AKANS, EWES, GAS ETC. YOU GUYS IN THE NORTH HAD FREE EDUCATION SINCE INDEPENDENCE, HAD ONE PERSON IN THE NORTH SUGGESTED THAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY SHOULD BE GIVEN SUCH PRIVILEGE. HE WOULD NOT RESIGN TODAY OR TOMORROW, YOU CAN BURN THE SEA.
How come the NPP has the highest per capita of bigots in our political landscape??? their dirty talk about other tribes and ethnic groups is becoming habitual!!! Look at this Deputy Minister, what about him is better than a "Northerner"? Shame on you!!
what resignation again? the person realised he has offended and rendered appology what else do you need again?