"NDC Will Be Making A Terrible Mistake If, . . ." - Seth Terkper
Former Minister for Finance and Economic Planning under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Seth Terkper, has advised the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to start strategizing on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
The NDC led by its flagbearer, John Mahama is seeking to take over the reins of government from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The Akufo-Addo led administration has been spearheading the fight against Covid-19 since the country recorded its first two cases and according to them, they have shown commitment to winning the fight so far; critics have a different opinion.
Seth Terkper speaking in a one-on-one interview on Neat FM's 'Me Man Nti' programme said: " . . the NDC will be making a terrible mistake downplaying the effects of COVID because we don’t know how long it will last like the two and a half years of dumsor; we wouldn’t know and it’s going to be severer; so we better come in prepared as an opposition".
Listen to him in the video below
NDC inaugurates eleven-member COVID-19 response team
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) about 4 months ago inaugurated an eleven-member COVID-19 response team to collaborate with the Government in the fight against the pandemic.
The team is dominated by medical experts from the party's camp.
"This team shall lead the NDC’s public advocacy and sensitization on the COVID-19 and collaborate with government in combating the pandemic," official statement said.
The move is in line with the NDC flag bearer, John Mahama's call on party members to join the Government in the move to combat the spread of the disease.
Members of NDC’s COVID-19 response team
1. Mr. Alex Segbefia- Former Minister for Health.
2. Professor Margaret Kweku- Public Health Expert and Former Dean of School of Public Health, UHAS.
3. Dr. Vida Yarkong- Interdisciplinary Medicine Expert.
4. Dr. Jehu Appiah- Senior Medical Consultant and former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association.
5. Mr. Prosper Bani- Former Minister for the Interior and former Head of UNDP’s Crisis Prevention and Recovery Team for Africa.
6. Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akando- Ranking Member for Parliamentary Committee on Health & MP for Juaboso
7. Nana Kofi Quakyi- Specialist in Health Economics and Assistant Professor in Public Health.
8. Hon. Dr. Ezanator Rawlings- Medical Doctor and MP for Klottey Korle
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