Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil has asked Senior Minister, Osafo-Maafo to help get to the bottom of what led to the violence that occurred during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election.
The Senior Minister over the week, condemned former President John Mahama for painting Ghana ‘black’ before members of the diplomatic corps.
The former President among several comments bemoaned government’s somewhat lack of commitment to getting to the bottom of the Ayawaso chaos.
According to him, because President Akufo-Addo had ‘endorsed violence’ in the past through his ‘all be die’ comment, he is finding it difficult to solve the Ayawaso debacle which led to the injuring of some members of the NDC.
However, the Senior Minister disagrees; describing Mahama as ‘unpatriotic’.
But reacting to this, Kofi Bentil says the diplomats know more than anyone can imagine so that should be the least of Osafo-Maafo’s worries.
Speaking in a panel discussion on Joy FM’s ‘Newsfile’ programme, Kofi Bentil said: “he should be minded to be getting to the bottom of this; if for nothing at all for the fact that he is a Senior Minister…it comes as if he is more interested in what people tell the diplomats about us. The diplomats tend to know more about what is happening in this country…it is not news to them. What he should be worried about is what is the truth of the matter.”
Mr Bentil also urged the former President to submit the videos he has to the appropriate authorities to help in investigations.
“That evidence that former President Mahama has is material…I would expect him to probably submit it,” he urged.
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I thought the snr minister should have left that statement about Mahama to npp serial callers. When you hurt people and they are crying you say they are disgracing who. You mean the oppressed should not cry anymore?
IMANI IS GRADUALLY SINKING TO BECOME SPENT FORCE. THEY ARE UNABLE TO OFFER IDEAS THAT RESONATE WITH MANY ENLIGHTENED GHANAIANS. THEY SHOULD DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGY AND APPROACH, LIKE OCCUPY GHANA AND OFFER SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION THAT CAN HELP TO SHAPE GHANA TO BECOME A STABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIS GIANT IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL IN GHANA TO KNOW THAT WITH THE COMING OF NPP INTO POWER THE OLD FASHIONED APPROACH OF MANY CIVIL SOCIETIES HAS BECOME UNWORKABLE. E.G THE VIOLENCE IN NDC BYELECTIONS WERE NEVER GIVEN SERIOUS ATTENTION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TIME. THEY WERE CONSIDERED AS BUSINESS AS USUAL. SUCH SITUATION PROVIDED ENORMOUS CONCERN FOR CIVIL SOCIETY TO BECOME VERY IMPORTANT. IN NPP ERA MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN ARE NOT PUSHED UNDER CARPET BUT ADDRESS WITH URGENT ATTENTION. IN SUCH SITUATION ACTION ORIENTED CIVIL SOCIETY BECOMES MORE OPERATIONAL THAT IDEAS SHARING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. NDC RELIED ON THE USE OF MIGHT AND NOT THE CONTEST OF IDEAS, THEREFORE IDEAS SUPPLYING ORGANIZATIONS BECAME USEFUL. NPP DOES NOT LACK IDEAS AND DO NOT AFRAID TO COMPETE IN IDEAS. THEY NEED TO BE CHALLENGED TO BECOME FUNCTIONAL. OPERATIONAL ORIENTED CIVIL SOCIETIES BECOME ESSENTIAL TO CHALLENGE THEM TO IMPLEMENT WINNING IDEAS. UNLESS IMANI REVIEW ITS STRATEGY THEY SHALL SOON BECOME DEFUNCT LIKE BEN EFSON AND KWESI PRATT ORGANIZATIONS. THE MISFIRED EXPRESSION OF IMANI LEADERSHIP PORTRAYS THEIR STRUGGLE TO ATTRACT ATTENTION TO MAKE THEIR IMPORTANCE FELT IN THIS NEW DISPENSATION.
WHAT IS TINK TANK IN GHANA IMANI IS WORST ANALYSIS TINK TANK IN GHANA THE VICE N HIS BOSS DONT´S KNOW ANYTHING SHAME N PROPOGANDA TINK TANK THEY ARE JOBKERS SHAAAAAAAAME
Nowadays when I put on my thinking cap, and keep my own counsel about issues of national interest and the deliberations made by the IMANI I admire so much, I become disillusioned. Mr. Osafo Maafo is the Senior Minister of Akufo Ado's Administration and President Akufo Ado has set up an eminent Commission to investigate and advise him on the violence that occurred during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. This is indeed, a step taken to accomplish the resolution of the incident by the Government of which Osafo is a part. So Mr. Bentil, don't create the impression that Mr. Osafo or the Government is indifferent about the incident which occurred during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. I believe you would agree with me that, what the former President did was unpatriotic and not statesmanlike- the platform was inappropriate and siiiiily. Please, don't come with the cheap argument that when NPP is in opposdition they are pro IMANI and against in Government. I think, I have made a cerebrated point to justify my stand impartialy.
Awake are you saying because of investment purposes, when we are being killed by government sponsored thugs we shouldn’t complain to the international community?
This IMANI vice is so hollow in ideas that disqualify him to be Tink Tank.The senior minister should not worry about the diplomats.Do you think the diplomats are here for holiday.Every investment that comes to this country has the country ambassador or high commission has an input in their feasibility study of said investment.