National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has urged Ghanaians to take precautionary measures to curtail the spread of corona virus in the country.
According to him, it’s the responsibility of all Ghanaians to be each other’s keeper in stifling the pandemic.
“Folks, we need to be serious with our handling of the COVID-19 pandemic before things get out of hand. Lives are at stake and we are all at risk irrespective of our political, economic or social status”, he stressed in a statement copied to Peacefmonline.com.
He however blamed President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government for the six recorded cases of the virus infection in the country.
To him, the President has been “lackadaisical and negligent with its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic”.
The statement further read; “Government’s traveling advisory has come too late in the day, though better late than ever. However as we speak, surveillance/screening at our borders is still weak and urgently requires strengthening. Public education on the pandemic has improved in the last few days but still low and needs to be intensified. Provision of test-kits, PPEs and other essential medical supplies for our health facilities and workers still remain a major challenge. These are but a few of the critical things government needs to work on immediately”.
Sammy Gyamfi advised Ghanaians to be “citizens and not spectators, because nobody is insulated from the COVID-19 pandemic”.
Read full statement below:
Folks, we need to be serious with our handling of the COVID-19 pandemic before things get out of hand. Lives are at stake and we are all at risk irrespective of our political, economic or social status.
Although it is important that we don’t politicize the public discourse on this matter, we (especially the media and those of us in opposition), have a duty to keep government on its toes through constructive criticism to ensure that adequate measures are put in place to contain the pandemic.
Nigeria has successfully contained the pandemic from spreading since they recorded two (2) cases some 16 days ago. Also, Togo has managed to contain the one (1) case of COVID-19 they recorded about 9 days ago. In sharp contrast, Ghana (just like several other countries), has seen an increase in recorded cases of COVID-19 from 2 to 6 (200%) in only three (3) days.
The fact that all the six (6) recorded cases in Ghana are imported cases shows that, government has been sloppy with surveillance/screening at the country’s entry points. Only God knows the level of CV infection in Ghana currently given the large scale of contacts these six (6) infected persons have interacted with since they got infected.
Undoubtedly, COVID-19 is the biggest global threat today. It spreads very fast and has the potential to shutdown nations like it has done to countries like Italy, South Korea, among others, if not managed well. Only today, Spain and Iran have recorded 1,362 and 1,209 new COVID-19 cases respectively. Also, Germany and Switzerland have recorded 827 and 842 new COVID-19 cases respectively. This is how alarming the situation is.
There is no gainsaying the fact that, the Akufo-Addo government has been lackadaisical and negligent with its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government’s traveling advisory has come too late in the day, though better late than ever. However as we speak, surveillance/screening at our borders is still weak and urgently requires strengthening. Public education on the pandemic has improved in the last few days but still low and needs to be intensified. Provision of test-kits, PPEs and other essential medical supplies for our health facilities and workers still remain a major challenge. These are but a few of the critical things government needs to work on immediately.
Government must quickly ramp-up its efforts to contain the precarious COVID-19 situation we have on our hands. Several countries have successfully done so, and I believe Ghana can do same if we all (government, the media and public) play our role with candor and patriotism.
Let’s be citizens and not spectators, because nobody is insulated from the COVID-19 pandemic.
SAMMY GYAMFI
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Do have to comment on everything? you are becoming tasteless.
Aluta did mahama cared about Ghanaians when he brought those Guantanamo bay 2 to Ghana? Did he cared about Ghana when he collected money to build EBOLA CENTER in Ghana and squandered the money? Woy3 aboaaaa*aaa paaaa ! Ndcfuo moye nkw*ase*aafuo paaa,moy3 agy*imi*fuo paaa! Sammy Gyamfi my prayer is for you to contract that disease to learn a lesson ! The most filthiest and ***barred word*** in hygien in Ghana is ndc holds so if anything ndc should have been the first to pray for Ghana if even the civilized world are struggling how much more ndc filthy strongholds. Ndc Onyame will continue to deal ruthlessly with you! Onyame betua moka baako baako !
If you thought the NDC's communication strategy was bad, prior to the 2016 elections then you are mistaken. This Sammy Gyamfi era is the most u*se*l*e*s*s and reckless era in political communication ever to have happened in Ghana. But that is exactly what the NDC deserve as a party. This is the best that they can offer, together with their flag bearer
Hmmm, This boy again ? what at all does he want to achieve?
LORD HAVE MERCY
Sometimes I wonder where pple like Aluta n Sammy Gymafi came into this world.............***barred word*** nkoaaa na 3y3 mo d3, hw can u blame the President on global pandemic are u serious ahhhhh. ***barred word*** keka ne ***barred word*** ne abufus3m nkoa na NDC fo) p3, even the U.S couldn't handle such cases hw much more Ghana. Sammy Gyamfi sua nyansah kakraa na politics 3ny3 de gateway to heaven, kwasiabanku!!!!!
Sammy Gyamfi tell Mahama to refund the $70 million that World Health Organisation gave to Ghana for Ebola centre which was never built because Ghana did not had Ebola cases.
This guy will be the cause of NDCs defeat in December. Making so much noise will not endear you to Ghanaians. Be serious for once and take Ghanaians seriously. Why play politics with this dire issue. What does NDC stand to gain? Power? Your mind koraa.
IRRESPONSIBLE STATEMENT, LETS ALL THINK GHANA
This is pandemic outbreak which means u cant put preventive measures but rather, be dully prepared to minimise its outbreak. Currently, there is no available kit to confirm the disease so little can be done abt it. Now its here so we need to come together and fight it together. USA, UK Italy, Germany couldnt do much to prevent it from coming into their country na how much more Ghana, a developing country. So lets unite n fight this together n stop this blaming politics. Thank u!!