The Executive Director of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Mr Abraham Koomson says the decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to lift the partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi is “suicidal”.
“What the president is trying to tell us now is, you can go out and go and kill yourself, that is dangerous, it's suicidal,” He said in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’ Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
Lifting COVID-19 Lockdown
President Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the lifting the 3-week lockdown on Greater Accra and Kumasi, with effect from Monday, April 20.
Addressing the nation on Sunday, April 19, 2020, the president, however, stated all other social distancing measures are still in place. Churches, Schools both Public and Private, will still remain shut.
According to the president, the decision to enforce the 3-week lockdown was taken to give Government the opportunity to try to contain the spread of the virus, scale-up effectively the tracing of persons who had come into contact with infected persons, test them for the virus, and quarantine those who tested positive and isolate them for treatment.
Imprudent Decision
But Mr. Koomson, speaking to the show's host Kwesi Aboagye, stated that the president’s decision doesn’t make sense.
“Unless he [President Nana Addo] is trying to tell us that the Coronavirus doesn’t exist. But if indeed the virus is real, then the president has officially granted us [Ghanaians] the freedom to go out there and die. All die be die,” he said.
Protect Yourself
Adding that “I am afraid so I will not risk my life, I will stay home and work. We are not safe in this country”
“Now we must take our destines in our own hands and protect ourselves, don’t risk it and go out there to die.”
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Look at this monkey face.Do you know the implications of lockdown to private companies.already the three week lockdown has caused a lot of private companies to lay off workers. for your greedy gains in capturing power,you want innocent citizens to suffer. if the president leave the seat for you people, can you manage affairs like the way he is doing.T h ie ve s,liars, murderers, evildoers and g r eedy ba st ards ,leave Ghana alone for the Creator of the Universe is with us. Satanic man and his group. S H U T UP.We have seen that you guys are behind a lot of evil happenings in Ghana.Just for the masses to suffer to gain the displeaure of them against the president, you refusing to think. we should stay in our rooms for to eat air.
Daddy, I'm happy you know the right thing to do. STAY AT HOME if you feel your life is in danger. The president obviously can't please everyone. After all the mounting pressure from the citizenry what else could he have done ?
This man don't know what is happening in this country, he has open hi mouth what ever that is coming he consider it as a cenceble talk masa u are betting about bus paaaa
You NDC people think Ghanains are ***barred word***. When president implement the Lockdown you are acussing that Ghanaians are going to suffer. When Choko people were performing rituals with thousand of people following them to the beach the police were insisting the same man Mr Abraham Koomson acussing the polices ,so the president saw it not necesary to continue with lockdown because many people are not following the instruction people like you and Mr Abraham your plans have failed you turn to insult the president. Think of yourself the way you will protect yourself and follow the socail distance and mask wearing.And stop propaganda
All these people pretended to be neutral saana they are Yaanom.
Muzay,you had no proper upbringing hence the recent statements from you and your cohorts.Are you people talking from a scientific view point or sheer political talk.
I agree with you Mr. Koomson , absolutely the correct meaning of all die be die. Let's turn to God not these dishonest Nana Addo government .