Even after rendering an unqualified apology, for his outbursts largely considered partisan, discriminatory and divisive, the Minority in Parliament is maintaining its stance that Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, should resign for pledging to prioritize New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the execution of his mandate.
The Minority in a statement indicated that, Mr. Ayisi Boateng’s apology will not suffice since he initially “treated with contempt our [Ghanaians] demand of him to retract and apologize for his unconscionable, bigoted and unconstitutional remarks.”
Mr. Ayisi Boateng’s apology came almost three days after his initial comments incurred the wrath of Ghanaians.
He also defended his comments saying there was nothing wrong in putting his party and its members first.
Some key officials of the NPP, particularly acting Chairman Freddie Blay, had suggested that Mr. Ayisi Boateng’s comments may have been taken out of context.
Describing the comments as reluctant and insincere, the Minority also enumerated other reasons to press home their demands for Mr. Ayisi Boateng’s resignation.
These reasons are listed below:
That H.E Ayisi Boateng even in the face of overwhelming condemnation and revulsion from many decent minded Ghanaians still chose to adopt a more belligerent, reckless and divisive posture as demonstrated by his reported retort in which he dared the Minority to go to the Supreme Court if we so please.
That H.E Ayisi Boateng rather than express remorse for flagrantly violating Articles 17 and 35 (3) of the Constitution of Ghana, and the requirements of the Oath of Office he swore, unfortunately chose to embark on a pathetic attempt to equalize with non-existing parallels including a wicked effort to denigrate the good name of former president John Evans Atta Mills of blessed memory, mobilizing misguided NPP youth groups, and some ill-advised party leaders to defend his shameful utterances.
That we have confirmed that the said public apology would not have been rendered by the disgraced envoy if he had not been forced by his superiors at the Flagstaff House and the Foreign Ministry coming 72 hours after intense public pressure on Government to act.
That Ghanaians living in South Africa have expressed their displeasure and sense of insecurity under this embattled High Commissioner demanding that he is not retained.
That the conduct of H.E. Ayisi Boateng over the last 96 hours have shown him to be unfit and lacking the temperament of a diplomat to occupy the high office of High Commissioner.
Source: citifmonline.com
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When Muntaka and Ayariga collected their bribe, did NDC ask them to resign? When they went and collected money from the National Lotteries, did any of them resign? When Mutawakilu collected bribe from the PURC, did the NDC ask him to resign? They are just a bunch of fff00ls.
where are the seasoned leaders. This caliber of minority will jump onto unecessary stuffs to make noise about nothing and go back to sleep. they should focus on more important issues with evidence than their nuisance press conferences which makes them somtimes looks soo stupi?d and dum?b. they have prove to me they dont have the nation at heart but only an agenda to get their party in power 2020.The incumbent government is only 11 months and we are always discussing election 2020 of which are no where near that
Fffoolish minority....incompetent mammals
These people don't think they serious people, worse statement were made during your time, why didn't you ask Mahama the thi3f, to resign when he made that ethnocentric comment that even if he ceil the whole Ksi township road with Gold , the people wouldn't appreciate, remember Prof Mill told his ministers to opened their doors to receive NDC members, what at all didn't you say during your corrupttt regime, including insults and abusive words, you doing all these just to cover up your st3aling, but trust you can go hell, we will chase you there, you people should start thinking how you will manage your lives in prison and stop this unnecessaryy noise
You can sen your ***barred word*** soldiers to go and move out of his office. Because you don't us to talk about your corruption any small issue you want to disturb our hears.
These holy are thou should give us a brake. Sick and tired of these NYAATWOM people.
It has since come to the notice of Ghana and Ghanaians that the tenure of John Dramani Mahama of the very unattractive NDC minority, in it's last days of office, saw the whooping sum of almost half a billion dollars, yes, almost half a billion dollars kiss the national purse goodbye. In short, ***barred word*** occurred. It is these very serious germane and critical issues, where ***barred word*** of state funds became the entrenched order of the day by John Dramani Mahama that has seen them scrambling to deflect from the monstrous and colossal act of impunity and savagery, that was visited on the national purse in a matter of a little over two weeks after being heavily trounced and punished at the polls in December. Ghanaians are asking the minority and John Dramani Mahama, where is the $400 million dollars out of the $1.8 billion syndicated loan?