The managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has criticised President Akufo Addo for firing back at critics who claim that his Independence Day speech was full of distortions.
According to him, if President Akufo Addo sees young critics as unqualified to criticise him as far as the country’s history is concerned, then he (Akufo Addo) should not have read his speech at all; ‘unless he (Akufo Addo) was born in 1771’
President Akufo Addo said at the ‘Ghana: 60 Years On’ Unity Ball 2017 that “this has been a very strange week. On Monday, I made a speech to the country which I tried to speak about how we became Ghana. And like everything I say, it has ended up in controversy. But that is how it should be. A politician who doesn’t generate controversy is a dull politician…The amusing part of it is that the people who did not live through the independence era – young people who came much after – claim that I distorted the history of Ghana and belittled the role of Kwame Nkrumah. The one man there who actually lived through the era, who was here in Ghana at the time, embraced me as having enhanced the image of Kwame Nkrumah. And that tells you everything about Ghanaian politics. That is President Mugabe. He gave me a big hug,”
In response, Kwesi Pratt said: “if that were the case, what was President Akufo Addo doing talking about the bond of 1844. If people who did not live through the independence struggle have no right to appreciate history and to comment on history, then what was President Akufo Addo doing commenting on the bond of 1844 or the Aborigines right protection society? Perhaps unknown to all of us, our president was born in 1771 because if you accept this logic, then only a person born in perhaps 1771 could have read the speech that he read. In appreciating history, you don’t have to be a methuselah to be able to do that. And this jibe at young people is very interesting”
The renowned journalist was contributing to a panel discussion on Radio Gold's Alhaji and Alhaji.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Learn to be civil in your public discourse, History is the reason why where we are today,
Mr. Pratt leave Nana alone what did he say wrong because his speech was not all Nkrumah Nkrumah so what get use to it he is the president God sent our way you can never do anything to him the more you try to bring him down the strong and higher God lift him get a life and leave Nana alone. Onaaapo
Kwasi is a devil. He cares for himself alone and not the welfare of Ghanaians.The president would not accept such a psychophant.He has no place in this govt for cheap money by supporting evil.Jesus in control and such evil thinkers as Mr. Pratt will perish.Ride on Mr. President and God be with you.
Why should Ghanaians pay attention to this man?
Kwasi, you see how small-brain like yours can embarrass the body it dwells in it? Do you really understand what Nana said? Is it so difficult for you to understand the differences between a 93-year old man who has lived to see the history being discussed unfold, and a 45-year old man who read or heard the history from different sources?
We were all in Ghana when president Mahama said if you haven't been president before you doesn't know how it is.Look at how NPP made noise about it and now an open history we all know a whole president wants to distort it to suit those hypocrites and telling us we weren't born.Who today was there during the days of Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed but we still revere them. Kwasi you are right.Jah fire burn them.
@ Jonathan Lagos.You; calling the president an ***barred word***?We know the NDC thrived on illiterates like you,to propagate their lies ,propaganda and kleptomaniac activities. I doubt very much if someone with a low IQ as your good self benefited from all the st0len millions.You really need to get an education. That,my friend would be your armour against oppression and subjugation.Your grammar is nightmarish and your spelling ?Horrible. Besides you don't make any sense at all.We all know anyone who sits in the Radio Gold studios leaves his brain at home so don't worry too much about what Uncle Pratt says .The man is desperate.Is the NDC going to continue to pay my bills ? That is what he asks himself all the time.
It only take a mind to understands Nana Addo (the President),no body expected you to go with the President's analogy,akwasi Pratt jnr,you're such an ***barred word*** man,stop that is not good
Bribe taker Kwasi Pratt keep quite
@Jonathan be civil OK. You have right to comment and also make your point in a matured way but refrain from insult. What has the president done to warrant such a strong cmoment fTom you. Mr. Pratt himself only made his point and never insulted the president so why you. Grow up,you are still behaving childish.