The newly commissioned COVID-19 Response Team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by former Health Minister Alex Segbefia and former Chief of staff Prosper Bani will today, Thursday, 26 March 2020 engage President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a dialogue to explore optimum strategies that the government will have to deploy in bid to combat the deadly Coronavirus in the country.
Ghana has recorded 93 cases of COVID-19 with four deaths with one recovery.
The NDC set up a 13-member committee made of some former government appointees to avail their expertise towards government’s fight against the disease.
Speaking in an interview, Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Peter Boamah Otokunor expressed hopes that the President will accept the position of the team in good fate and collaborate with the team to achieve maximum results.
He told the host Blessed Sogah that: “We think that it shouldn't be because we are in opposition, we would be unable to provide the needed technical support to the government so we decided to form this team so that the team can interface with the government and see how we can pass on experienced knowledge to support the government in this fight.
“We did that sincerely and we expect that the government will accept it sincerely. As we speak now, they have sent us an invitation and the team leaders Honourable Segbefia and Mr Prosper Bani would be engaging them and I'm hopeful that as they make this presentation to the government, the government will take it in good faith and see how they would work together.”
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Hehehe haha! CORONA! CORONA! It will make same people who stage a walkout on you seek your audience! Nothing stays the same in life.
Get them all tested before they diabolically infest our prez
POINT OF CORRECTION MY FRIENDS. The meeting was not between the President and just the NDC, but between the President and all the POLITICAL PARTIES: CPP, NDC, PNC, PPP etc were all present in the meeting.
Waste of gov't's precious time.
WHERE ARE THE FACES OF SHARP TEETH, THUS, OKUDZATO ETAL.?. PLANNING TO LOOT THE STATE IS FAR DIFFERENT FORM THINKING PROFESSIONALLY. IF THE NPP HAD HEEDED TO THESE GUYS, WE WOULD HAVE ALL FINISHED BY NOW.YES, NO DOUBT, NPP HAS THE MEN WITH BRAINS.LONG LIVE GHANA.
WHERE ARE THE FACES OF SHARP TEETH, THUS, OKUDZATO ETAL.?. PLANNING TO LOOT THE STATE IS FAR DIFFERENT FORM THINKING PROFESSIONALLY. IF THE NPP HAD HEEDED TO THESE GUYS, WE WOULD HAVE ALL FINISHED BY NOW.YES, NO DOUBT, NPP HAS THE MEN WITH BRAINS.LONG LIVE GHANA.
A LETTER TO THOSE CALLING FOR A TOTAL LOCKDOWN AND AN ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT. I have noted with shock the number of Ghanaians calling for a TOTAL LOCKDOWN within the country like a couple of Western countries have done. In as much as their emotions most likely may be driving this call, I'd like to avert their minds to some statistics of the reality in our country. And this should also serve as a guide to our President. All my statistics are coming from the Ghana Living Standards Survey compiled by the Ghana Statistical Service, the mandated body for collection of statistics for our country. According to AMA (Accra Metropolitan Assembly), 91% of homes in Accra the Capital City of Ghana are without places of convenience. Over 114,521 residences in Accra are without places of convenience. 315 houses use the outlawed pan latrines and 79 houses use pit latrines. 35.7% of households across the country use public toilet. 19% of households across the country resort to open defecation. 81% of Ghanaians lack access to improved sanitation or are entirely without toilet facilities. And we are talking of NATURE'S CALL oo! All these staggering statistics tells you how a very large number of our population both in the Capital City and the country at large resorts to public toilet so where and how would all these people ease themselves during a total lockdown where they can't even step out of their houses? In Ghana more than 5million people constituting over 18% of the population rely on surface water to meet their daily water needs. 32.3% of households across the country have their main source of drinking water from a well. 12.5% of households use a public tap. 73.9% of households in rural areas use either a well or natural sources. Those living in poverty often pay up to 10 times more per liter for water service from private vendors than their middle-class counterparts connected to piped water services. How would these huge percentage of our population get access to water during a total lockdown in the country? 6.8 million Ghanaians totalling almost 25% of our entire population live on less than 1 Dollar a day! 2.4 million of our population are in ABJECT POVERTY meaning they can't even afford to spend up to 50 Cent a day on food! How do all these people afford to engage in 'panic buying' so as to buy and stock up foods that should last them for as long as the total lockdown would take if it would take weeks or even months? 40% of those within the 'national poverty' bracket are in the 3, now 5 Northern Regions. We all know how volatile that Region is so are we not calling for national security threat if we are to lock these people down and there's no means for them to cater for themselves and their families? According to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Ghana Office) about 88% of the workforce in Ghana are employed in the Informal Sector and therefore "earns less money, has irregular income and does not have access to basic protections and services of the State." In the event of a total lockdown they would be hit the hardest! Have we thought of its implications on the threat to our national security? The Western countries such as Italy, France etc that are implementing this total lockdown are paying for the rents, foods and other basic social amenities among others for their population during this total lockdown. Their dynamics and ours are totally different! The question is can we afford same? So before we copy blindly let's look at our statistics, facts and figures before creating a bigger problem whilst trying to solve one. Thank you In the interest of the Nation Jones Klutse
They just want to be heard (attention-seeking). What new are they bringing on board? All the things they raised at their presser are things being implemented or have been told are being considered.
Akufo Addo is such a good prez. I cant imagine such a meeting with an ndc prez and npp given such audience
AKUFFO ADDO SHOULD NOT MEET NDC TEAM. THEY ARE COMING TO THE JUBILEE HOUSE WITH COVID 19. NDC TEAM MUST PUT WHATEVER THEY HAVE ON PAPER. THE GOVERNMENT TEAM CAN LOOK AT IT. IF NDC MPS HAS NOTHING TO OFFER THE NATION WHAT MORE ELSE CAN NDC TEAM OFFER. EVER SINCE AKUFFO ADDO CAME TO OFFICE WHAT SINGLE GOOD ITEM HAS NDC SUPPORTED. THEY HAVE NOT SUPPORTED FREE SHS, 1D1F, 1V1D, NIA, COVID-19 BILL AND MANY OTHERS THAT THEIR MPS WALKED OUT AT PARLIAMENT. IF NDC WOULD NOT SUPPORT CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEY GENUINELY DO SO OUTSIDE THE CONSTITUTION? OR NDC PARTY HAS NO MORE CONFIDENCE IN THEIR MPS AND HAS TO ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT? IF THEY HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THEIR MPS IT IS THEIR OWN PROBLEM. THEY CANNOT BYPASS THE CONSTITUTION. IF ANYTHING AT ALL THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO BUSINESS WITH COUNCIL OF STATE AND THE PROFESSIONAL BODIES NOT DIABOLIC NDC TEAM. AKKUFO ADDO SHOULD NOT WASTE HIS PRECIOUS TIME ON THEM. WHO CAN EXPECT ANYTHING GOOD FROM NDC TEAM ASSEMLED BY MAHAMA, AIRBUS SCAMMER; OFOSU AMPOFO, VIOLENT INSTIGATOR, AND ASSIEDU NKETIA, AN ELECTION RIGGING DREAMER. JUBILEE HOUSE SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN NDC NOISEE BUT FOCUS ON THE CONCERNS OF GHANA FOR GOD TO GUIDE THEM TO A RIGHT DECISIONS.