In what can best be described as a shocking twist, the Vice-President, H.E. Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has cancelled his planned Public Lecture which was expected to be a response to the Lecture delivered last week by NPP Running Mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
In a supposed tweet from the Vice-President’s twitter handle, the cancellation was blamed on the light rains in Accra this morning. “Due to the Rains this morning we have decided to call off my Public Lecture. A new date will be communicated in the coming weeks”, the tweet said.
The Lecture, was advertised under the theme – “Ghana’s Economy – Separating Truth from Fiction”.
An announcement of the event, which was put out first on social media, indicates that Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and former Presidential Advisor, Ato Ahwoi will be the Chairman for the Public Lecture which was also scheduled for the National Theatre, the same venue for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s Lecture last week.
The event which would have come off exactly a week after Dr. Bawumia’s Lecture titled – "The State of the Ghanaian Economy – a foundation of concrete or straw"; was advertised to kick off at 1pm.
The Vice-President, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Sunday gave the strongest indication that he was arming himself to respond to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who on Thursday, chronicled a tall list of issues backed with empirical data to show that President John Mahama’s government had been the worst government for Ghana’s economy.
Speaking at an NDC rally in Ashaiman, the Vice-President stated “at the appropriate time, we shall respond in full measure to all the lies that have been told; at the appropriate time, we shall correct him and teach him the things that he doesn’t know but thinks he knows.”
Reporters who visited the venue of the Lecture saw an empty hall with virtually no officials present aside a few persons clad in NDC paraphernalia.
The Lecture was widely advertised on pro-government and NDC social media accounts and which was confirmed on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo programme by Communications Specialist at the Presidency, Sam George on Wednesday, who insisted that the Vice President was not just going to respond to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia but to set the records straight on the performance of the economy after he was queried by NPP MP for Bantama, Kwabena Kokofu.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Like seriously? where is the rains this morning that stopped the public lecture? or where you going to hold it at independence square where there is no shade? This is a very serious joke. In any case what was he going to say and what does he know? Massa, we are very serious to see you guys off. enough of your incompetence.
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA God bless Bawumia
Saagyewaa!! The man run away! Why is the abubro veep shifting it to the "coming weeks" and not tomorrow? In any case was the lecture billed to take place at mants3 agonaa or hearts park. Amissah Arthur is such a disgrace!
EEEEII Mr ARTHUR? maybe he heared his gay partner was appearing at the event that's why he run away using rain as an excuse.markk my words your response to Dr Bawumia will expose you further to public redicule. we are waiting for this disgrace
Was the lecture going to be held in an open space? You see your face, a grown-up like you will let yourself be pushed by the likes of Omane Boamah, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Okudjeto Ablakwa, Fiifi Kwetey and Koku Anyidoho to respond to Bawumia against your wish.
Mr vice President, pls ino rain for any place in Accra today, running away no body taanudu.onyayesoormi
he's crawled back into the hole he came from.you said you'll teach the dr. facts from fiction.now you've chicken out, what a s-h-a-m-e.
Its a big shame to them ,ndc should come again
Hahahahahahahahaha ajieeeeeeeee maser3 saaaaaaa, ajieeeee my ribs oooooooo. Things fall apart and really the center cannot hold. Mr. Vice President now you have seen your smoothness level. Come again. These NDC people are not serious at all. Was the lecture going to be held on the street? So why this flimsy excuse of because of rain? Now I totally believe that when Dr. Bawumia sneezes NDC run for cover. Saaaaamia. Mr. Vice President we are waiting for you. But let me give you my little advice, don't allow these babies with sharp teeth use you like the way the used the late Professor Mills. Hahahahaha ajieeeeee. Running away nobody taa nodo.
A F R A I D is the word.