Seasoned Jounalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has expressed disgust over the President's convoy, asking why he has to be in a procession of a long fleet of cars any time he goes out on official duties.
In Ghana, it is a common trend to find the President and Vice President of the Republic, government officials and politicians among others in a convoy on an official or political assignments.
It is in fact a familiar scene for Ghanaians to see a fleet of cars through town with Police riders leading and blowing sirens.
"But has it ever occurred to any person that it's very annoying?" Kwesi Pratt rhetorically asked.
To Kwesi Pratt, there's nothing so provocative to Ghanaians than to see a convoy.
His outburst emanates from a recent video circulating on social media showing a very long presidential convoy.
He explained that many Ghanaians are suffering and looking up to the President and his government to fix the economy but the convoy they parade around show they're insensitive to the plight of Ghanaians.
"Leadership by example...the sacrifice should start from the top," he said, amidst the recent strike action by the University Teachers Association of Ghana(UTAG).
He wondered why if the President is attending an assignment, there should be about thirty-nine (39) cars following him but he will turn around to tell Ghanaians to "tighten their belts".
"39 cars in one convoy!!!. . . when you are driving around Ghana in a 39-car convoy how do you call on people to tighten their belt," he fumed.
"Is not driving around with a 39-car convoy difficult to do? This is not about learning Pythagoras theory, it's common sense," he added.
''There's nothing annoying as a convoy. You speak with every person; there's nothing that showcases official opulence and insensitivity than a convoy . . . one of the things to tackle is the menace of convoy."
Mr. Pratt admonished the President to reduce his convoy.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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It can never be true that any President in Ghana has ever travelled in a 39 vehicle convoy. Such exaggerations won't win sympathy votes. Forget about this old trick of creating hatred for sitting Presidents.
Do you expect him to be alone on the raod so that your diabolic agneda can be executed?. We know you and your evil deeds. Very wicked person.
Mr. Pratt, you have been driving your wine land cruiser on the streets of Accra all alone. Assuming you have 10 friends who also own land cruisers, and are attending a program, and everyone moves their own, how many landcruisers would there be?
Oh no. Are we back to this convoy politics again. What exactly is Wrong with long convoys? I really want to know. I hope am considered as an ordinary Ghanaian though. I ask because I suspect that if the long convoys should go in separate times it will be fine with our eyes( aesthetic) or
Well! He is just a noise maker. When he Pratt was sponsored by the previous Govt abroad to attend conferences did he think about people whose belts were loose at that time, and needed to be tightened? Hypocrite!