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Several members of state and government appointees are expected to join President Mahama in his hometown as he buries his late mother today.

The funeral is expected to attract a huge crowd but Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Mr. Kwesi Pratt has warned government officials not to abandon works at their offices just to attend the funeral service.

Abiba Nnaba, mother of the president died on Tuesday evening at the SSNIT Hospital in Accra after a prolonged illness but managing editor of the Insight newspaper has warned government officials that with equally important work to be done, it would be a squander of industrious time to mourn with the president instead of working.  

Speaking on Peacefm’s flagship show ‘Kokrooko’, Mr. Kwesi Pratt stated that he fears by noon, the progress of Ghana would be standstill because several ministers would not work today and travel all the way to the Northern part of the country to support President Mahama.

“If we don’t take care by afternoon, there will not be a single minister at work in Accra; the same with the Military and Police hierarchy; of them will want to show love to the President.

 If the President has appointed you a Minister and you want to help him, it’s not your presence at the ceremony that matters, rather you should do your work well so that Ghana develops, and that will help the President rather than following him up north for the funeral”, he advised.

He ended by suggesting that “if you’re the IGP focus on your work so that country remains safe and peaceful; that is more important than attending this funeral ceremony.

We should not bring this country to a stand still simply because the President’s mother is being buried today. We should all do our work well. They attending this funeral is unnecessary let’s remain in Accra and work for mother Ghana,that is my humble view.”