Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea has expressed disgust over some statements by the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia regarding the approval of Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta.
The NDC General Secretary, in an interview with Kwame Nkrumah Tikese on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' morning show, revealed reasons why the Minority Caucus on the Appointments Committee approved Ken Ofori-Atta.
He disclosed that there was a consensus at the NDC hierarchy that the Minority Caucus approves Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister, because in their estimation, he performed abysmally in President Akufo-Addo's first term; hence maintaining him in office will inure to the benefit of the opposition party in the 2024 general elections.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia expounded that keeping the Finance Minister is a strategic plan by the NDC intended to show Ghanaians his lousy deals and deeds.
“We have strategies as a political party and some of the NDC leaders sat down and considered the approval of the nominee as to whether passing or failing him, which one will be in the interest of the party. So, we all decided that if we allow him to be the Finance Minister, it will be in the interest of the NDC . . .
“We realised during the vetting of the Finance Minister, he was exposed in all his wrong deeds . . . The banks he collapsed, PDS deal and bad financial decisions he superintended over; we needed him to be there to remind Ghanaians what he has brought on this country,” he stated.
"Tell Nana Akufo-Addo that if it is this lame-back Finance Minister he wants to still be in control of the country’s finances, so be it, and that is why we told our people to approve him”.
Reacting to Asiedu Nketia's comments, Nana Akomea said on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" that the NDC General Secretary's comments show the lack of respect NDC has for Ghanaians.
He described the comments as "distasteful. It's a disgrace on Ghana and the NDC as well as Ghana's politics and democracy".
"A whole political party's aim is to work to cripple the economy so that Ghanaians will vote for your party. It's a dicey thing. It's a disgrace to the NDC party and our democracy . . . A responsible political party, a responsible General Secretary say something like this to Ghanaians openly on air meaning you don't have respect for the Ghanaian electorate and you don't understand democracy . . .They came for their selfish interest. They don't think about Ghanaians," he rebuked.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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General Mosquito is lack of words.He is either resign or retire from NDC party. He has nothing good for the country. His utterances is unacceptable.
Nana well said. This is the game plan of the NDC; to cripple Ghana and not even the NPP. Just study carefully the motive behind Ablakwa's resignation from the Appointment 's Commmittee. This is the largest oppositition party in Ghana. They can form the next government with these same people.
We are fed up with Asiedu-Nketia '***barred word*** bi nti politics'. Which has now become the trade mark of the NDC political party politicking. That low level remarks and commertaries, the palmwine tapper rhetoric has indeed become a reality and that cuts across the NDC hierarchy, from Chairman, the secretary to the flagbearer the value is the same incompetence. They just can't otherwise, than hiding behind the palmwine rhetoric.
Did Asiedu Nketiah say that? Hmm. We will see what 2024 brings his NDC. This is quite unacceptable. He wants Ghana to fail so he succeeds?
I am maintaining my stand on the NDC as a political party vision . NDC is not seeking the mandate of the electorate to working for them but only their selfish interest is their mission . How on earth should a bigger political party like NDC General secretary will exhibit such a grass incompetent's for Ghanaians . NDC is not a political party but a group of create , loot and share political party. Asiedu Nketial is old enough to say competent things but always appear on low and shallow commentaries
There is no way in any form what so ever NDC can subvert the business of the Akufo-Addo administration, notwithatanding the present tight constellation of the numbers in the Parliament. The desperate notion that, given the present numbers in the parliament, NDC can tend the situation solely to pull the opponent down, rather than use the numbers constructively to present better alternative solutions, is far-fetched. Those diabolic, ill-intended views of the NDC hierarchy, would be counterproductive, and thus come back to haunt them. The NDC cannot just feed their supporters with lies and believe their foot soldiers are appeased with this siily fallacy. A fallacy which disrespect, presumes a low level of intellegence and comprehension of their supporters. I do not believe Asiedu Nketia is speaking the language the NDC-members understand. In this regard, massive exodus of the NDC supporters to the NPP is responsively very imminent. Then, Mr. Ofori-Atta is indisputably a competent, incorrupt hardworking Finance Minister and he is among the best performed Ministers of the Akufo-Addo first term administration.