Imani Africa president, Mr Franklin Cudjoe, has thanked President Nana Akufo-Addo for insulting civil society organisations when he met journalists at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, 19 December 2018.
During the Q&A session, President Akufo-Addo said a lot of the allegations and criticisms hurled at him and his government by CSOs and the Minority, lacked substance.
Responding to that comment, Mr Cudjoe Said: “John Mahama said we were purposeless lamentators. By the time he realised, he could only say he suffered from the paradox of exposure. He has since been remorseful”.
“You, Nana President, we were the ones keeping the NDC government on its toes when you had all your internal fights for nearly two years when you were in opposition.
“We met you to brief you about the state of affairs at your invitation.
“Today, we are only saying and doing what we did under the NDC and you say we are worse than what you used to admire and quote copiously from?
“So, all CSOs and think tanks are worrying you, and by extension, emboldening your ministers and party people to deal with us ruthlessly huh, as many are doing huh?
“I never thought you could actually INSULT US.
“Mr President, I can only say thank you.
“But we have seen all of these before. We will be here serving Ghana. Do your part and we shall do ours. After all, we pay you and your ministers to work for us. It is not the other way around. Merry Christmas to you all the same”, Mr Cudjoe said.
The Imani boss also told Accra-based Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday that: “It sounded to me like we were listening to a communist”, in reference to the president’s comments.
Also, Vice-President of Imani, Kofi Bentil, described Mr Akufo-Addo’s swipe at CSOs as “sad, disrespectful, and counterproductive”. “It’s such a mistake to see CSOs as a negative, it only brings you trouble!”.
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You sound like a gullible chap with empty skull. Who told you the frame of a man has anything to do with his intellectual capability? You are the kind of people who walk around Nkrumah Circle (Now fake Dubai) to buy a phone without checking the inside of the case to see if it's real phone you are paying for...only to find out later at home that after all the supposed phone was a piece of floor tiles. With this mentality, you would be duped big time with nice appearance but empty case. Grow up buddy!
You can't take this harmless criticism? You have been insulting everyone.
Ghanaians work at NASA, Wall street, Silicon valley, Geneva, Hague etc. who have more expertise, skills and knowledge in public policy, development finance, ICT, innovation etc. than Franklin Cudjoe! So what makes Franklin think that it is either his way or no way? Who and What is IMANI? Google Brookings institute or Heritage Foundation and read some of their policy papers, and you will see what a real think tank does. Not the Kweku Ananse think tanking we are entertaining in Ghana where one person behaves as if he is an expert on every subject. This government is not perfect (no govt is) but criticize constructively or at least show your true colors and stop hiding behind a think tank
wogyafo ere ye aye dodo. You portray yourself as the repository of all knowledge. eya nya abotarr kakra ai. I rest my case
What are Franklin Cudjoe and his lieutenant, Kofi Bentil saying? There is no civil society in Ghana! The socialist boys and girls and their cohorts like you have hijacked and rendered it uselesss. Civil society in Ghana has become Nkrumah apostles with no sense of direction. All their activities and gestures are detrimental to progress of the country. Really as @Agbesi puts it you are really "empty tanks". Give us a break!
People like Frankling Kudjo has made FREE SHS VERY necessary. Everyone must be able to read and write. The so-called CSO's use their platform to advance their image and political career. We have forgotten Nana Oye Luther and what she did before we realized she was doing that for herself and the NDC!
Look at him, Frankling who! When you are NOt allowed to have your way, you say it is insult?
Apoootaaaa! Think tank my foot. Franklin partial Cudjoe cannot tell the difference between his ar$£ h01£ and his platypus style mouth. His misaligned teeth is so bad that he often opens his gob without thinking of the responsibility he has as leader of and empty tank. Franklin emulate your deputy Kofi Bentil wai! You do not know all and cannot know all. A word to the wise is enough but Franklin you ain't wise so this advice is irrelevant. As the other contributor Aikins on this platform rightly says, you have one vote like all Ghanaians.
Franklin Cudjoe's has one vote like all Ghanaians so he should not hide under a so-called think tank and be mischievous. Nobody is saying don't talk but be objective and don't project yourself as the only wise Ghanaian. Oye Lithur used that NGO and the Gambia issue to hound Kufour only to show her true colors as an NDC activist post Kufour. The current media for west Africa guy who succeeded prof Karikari is doing the same thing now. Most of these CSOs dance to the tune of their paymasters Thank God Ghanaians are much wiser now.
interesting comments coming from paid commentators. is this the best you can all do??