The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has slammed the Minority in Parliament for saying that the Akufo-Addo government has no strategic plan for the fight against the novel coronavirus in the country.
According to the Minister for Parliament Affairs, in the wake of the pandemic, the President put up a team of medical officers knowledgeable in infectious and contagious diseases, forming part of the strategic plans of the Akufo-Addo government to fight the scourge.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu indicated that as part of President Akufo-Addo’s strategic plan to fight the COVID-19, he called upon the services of a World Health Organization (WHO) Deputy Secretary-General, who is a retired Ghanaian, to chair the team and hosts of other renowned health experts to study the situation and accordingly proffer advise.
“Did you ever dream of seeing the COVID-19 in Ghana? Who says he knew that the COVID-19 was coming to Ghana? It took us by surprise. When it came into the country, the President decided to put together a team who are medical officers knowledgeable in the infectious and contagious diseases . . .
“ . . The Ministry of Health also has its team working on the COVID-19 and these two groups from time to time meet to advise the President and sometimes the Cabinet itself joins the meeting. This protocol such as the border closure which was introduced, is it not part of the measures being used to fight the COVID-19? The imposition of restrictions which Parliament passed into a law, is it not also part of the measures to fight the virus?” he quizzed.
The Majority Leader of Parliament averred that the Minority may be confused about what strategic plan means as every measures of the government are strategically put in place to fight the COVID-19.
“ . . if the Minority through Haruna Iddrisu says he has not seen any strategic plan then I don’t know what he means. In their minds, what is a strategic plan? Or he is just commenting for commenting sake? If you are referring to a two-year strategic plan or perhaps a roadmap as to how the issue will be handled, that is an entirely different matter. But bear in mind I have already indicated that the COVID-19 took us by surprise and as we speak nobody knows the exact day the virus will take leave of us...
“So, the trust fund which has been set up by the President is part of the strategic plans of the government to fight the COVID-19. The imposition of restriction which brought about the partial lockdown which helped us in containing initially the spread of the disease is that not part of the strategic plan?”
“. .There are other considerations in the fight against COVID-19 disease and so if he says he cannot see what the government is doing then clearly, i'm even at sea what he is talking about,” he stated.
Source: Daniel Adu Darko/Peacefmonline.com
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NDC should not just take and deem it easy dealing with an experienced and seasoned politician like our President Nana Akufo-Addo. The President was resolved to mobilize the local experts at his disposal to excel in the fight against the novel corona pandemic. In many of the Presidents' speeches, he had amply demonstrated the can-do spirit of Ghanaians both as patriots and experts and it's being acknowledged remarkably, in the fight against the novel convid-19 in the world, as Ghanaian positive approach. Thus, Ghana had recorded a very low death rate relative to the number of positive cases, massive testing, treatment, and recovery. The predictions of massive deaths in Africa seem to be very inaccurate, then the Ghanian example and its success is a case in point that disproves that. This clearly, shows how our President had provided the requisite solid leadership in the fight against the pandemic. And if at the end of the day it plays-out well for him in the campaign for his reelection so be it, then, it didn't just fall from heaven, he labored hard for it. It is not correct, therefore, for the Opposition leader Mahama to try hard, desperately, to deploy falsehood to counteract the solid competence of the President. It is not justified to try to discredit the President for any political gain. It is really a high time that the NDC realized that, baseless propaganda and polemics do not win you a free and fair democratic election.
If 1gnorant is a barred word how come you used it i your headline? Double standards will kill you people.
The Minority is totally ***barred word*** and not just ***barred word*** about the government's strategic plan. They are just playing politics with their willful ignorance.