The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has described the president’s decision to lift the ban of partial lockdown as “totally premature and lacks scientific basis”.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, the decision is politically motivated that aims at making space for the Electoral Commission to compile a new voter’s register for the 2020 general elections.
"The lifting of the partial lockdown by President Akufo-Addo, at a time the country is witnessing astronomical increases in positive COVID-19 cases, particularly horizontal infections, is totally premature and lacks scientific basis.”
He also questioned why the president will place political convenience ahead of public safety.
“It is clearly a politically motivated decision, calculated to allow the EC the space to undertake its entrenched and illogical determination to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections and nothing more."
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lifted restrictions imposed on the movement of persons within some parts of Greater Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Greater Kumasi after a three weeks partial lockdown.
This decision, the President says is 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.
However, Sammy Gyamfi describes this decision as "a reckless political gamble that portends great danger for this nation. Ghanaians must never forgive him if this unimaginable decision exacerbates our COVID-19 situation. The blame for any fatality that is occasioned by this reckless decision must lie squarely with the President."
Below is his full statement
LIFTING OF PARTIAL LOCKDOWN BY PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO; A CHOICE OF POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY OVER PUBLIC SAFTEY.
The lifting of the partial lockdown by President Akufo-Addo, at a time the country is witnessing astronomical increases in positive COVID-19 cases, particularly horizontal infections, is totally premature and lacks scientific basis.
It is clearly a politically-motivated decision, calculated to allow the EC the space to undertake its entrenched and illogical determination to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections and nothing more.
Either than that, why will President Akufo-Addo impose a partial lockdown with the objective of halting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, at a time we had only recorded 137 cases across just four (4) regions of the country and with 5 deaths, but turn around to lift the partial lockdown, at a time our positive case count has galloped to 1,042, across ten (10) regions and with nine (9) deaths?
Countries with far lower cases have not lifted or relaxed their lockdown restrictions. Yet, we who are currently the country with the highest COVID-19 cases in West Africa, have against expert advice, lifted our partial lockdown. Doesn’t this defy science and commonsense?
President Akufo-Addo’s decision to lift the lockdown at this crucial time, is a reckless political gamble that portends great danger for this nation. Ghanaians must never forgive him if this unimaginable decision exacerbates our COVID-19 situation. The blame for any fatality that is occasioned by this reckless decision must lie squarely with the President.
What the President has essentially done, is to place political expediency ahead of Public safety. And what that shows, is that human lives don’t matter to President Akufo-Addo.
May God be our help.
SAMMY GYAMFI Esq.
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You are not serious
gyimi gyimi ***barred word***
Ei! akoa woyi ne gyimi paa! oh! dabi! dabi!!
these ndc guys never make sense to me they are a bunch of fuuuuuuls who say any things anyhow without thinking about it, Sammy gyamfi the least said about him the better. A lawyer my foot
WHENEVER I COME ACROSS PROPAGATING MESSAGE FROM SAMMY GYAMFI, I DO VISIT MY DOCTOR OR A PSYCHOLOGIST TO HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND HIM WELL.OH A QUALIFIED GHANAIAN SO CALLED LAWYER OF OUR TIME-HOW CAN GHANA GO FORWARD IF WE HAVE SUCH PEOPLE IN GHANA POLITICS.salute
Sammy that was excellent argument from your point of view. since you are a politician why do you complain about politically motivated decision. Why don't the NDC come out boldly that because the love the nation and it is not safe for the president to have lifted the ban; 1. they will not embark on campaign this election year 2. if EC decides to compile new registration, they will boycott and not NDC member will register 3. NIA registration they will boycott same because the public safety is more important than you NDC political ambition. I think NDC should be happy if the believe the decision made by the president was so bad and could even send the NPP to opposition if fails as the claim Mahama is the best for the nation. everybody is watching you politicians
NDC HAVE NOTHING TO SAY JUST CONFUSING GHANAIANS .. YOU SAID NANA HAVE LOCK DOWN GHANA AND GHANAIANS ARE SUFFERING NOW YOU THE SAME PEOPLE ARE SAYING NANA IS PUTTING GHANAIANS LIVES IN DANGER ...
I remember when the lockdown came into effect Asiedu Nketia said it was just a ploy for the President to rig this year's elections and now it is lifted so that the President wouldn't have the chance to rig the elections and that one too be problem.? Confused bunch of selfish and greedy people. Esq my A$$
I thought JM advice the president to lift the ban, now Sammy Gyemfi says is premature, so who showed trust, a sign of a confuse party.
but former president, Johm Mahama said the lifting of the ban is his ideas. so where from Sammy Gyamfi?