A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman says criticisms of former President Jerry John Rawlings and Martin Amidu by Dr Valerie Sawyer is a good way to build a country.
Dr Obed Asamoah said Ghanaians should be given the opportunity to “speak their minds” on issues irrespective of who is at the centre of those issue.
He said he had, at some point, been critical of the former President and would welcome anyone who will take on leaders of the country for their misdeeds.
Dr Sawyer, a deputy Chief of Staff under former President John Mahama, blamed the NDC defeat in the 2016 election to Mr Rawlings and Amidu's outbursts at the John Mahama led government.
In the article widely circulated, the environmental consultant said the NDC founder sees nothing good in anyone but himself.
“They say he booms [but] I say he buzzes…like an agitated mosquito…looking for his next victim,” she wrote about Mr Rawlings.
Dr Sawyer also vented her anger on former Attorney-General, Martin Amidu, saying his “pomposity, over-bloated ego and sense of self-importance” will lead to his downfall.
“I am not a soothsayer, neither am I a harbinger of gloom and doom…but once again I say to you…this time with a nation full of witnesses…that your Achilles heel will destroy you,” she said.
The former A-G has reacted to the statements made against him by Dr Sawyer. Among other things, he said the former deputy Chief of Staff authored her article as though she was under the influence of alcohol.
Communication expert, Dr Akofa Segbefia on Joy FM Wednesday said, the media banter among NDC stalwarts are needless.
“I personally believe in family values and the NDC is considered as a family…so there are ways to deal with the issue,” he said.
On the contrary, Dr Obed Asamoah said he sent Dr Sawyer a text message, congratulating her for being forthright with Mr Rawlings.
“It is good for the country…people should speak their mind,” the longest serving A-G under Mr Rawlings said.
He downplayed the impact of the exchanges among NDC functionaries on the party. “Why should the division in the party be deepened because someone has spoken her mind?”
Dr Asamoah said many people in the NDC are not happy with the manner the former President criticizes everything in the party.
“Everybody is a crook and he is a saint,” he said of Mr Rawlings.
Source: graphic.com.gh
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Obed Asamoah should give us a break. He was the number one supporter of Rawlings who saw no evil, spoke no evil and heard no evil during his reign as Attorney General and also doubled as Minister of Foreign Affairs keeping Ibn Chambas perpetually in the background. When the then opposition was talking about the behaviour of JJR , you and your COHORTs were praising and defending him. Now that he has turned the heat on you, you are backing like a rabies infected dog. Can we have our peace? You Obed supported the culture of silence instituted in the 80s so keep quiet and leave us to suffer, only God will save us. Enough of the hypocrisy. good morning Ghana.
true talk Rawlings think he is a saint. he and his wife are even corrupt more than word its self . he want to take over the party again that is why he is doing all this. Rawlings wht is ur problem? u ve helped akuffo addo to become president bcos he is ur inlaw so wht is again bcos now Ghanaians are fed up with ur dwarf inlaw that is why u want to tagged NDC with corruption so that people will not talk abt him again. 2020 is just around the corner you and ur evil wife. u are a murderer and ur wife is ***barred word***.
We all know that many people became INSTANT MILLIONAIRES and BILLIONAIRES during BOTH the RAWLINGS and KUFFOUR ADMINISTRATIONS. It is amazing how people doing normal SALARIED jobs suddenly became millionaires and billionaires after taking up ministerial or board appointments. THE SAD PART OF IT IS THAT we, ordinary Ghanaians cannot prove that. PEOPLE LIKE MR. RAWLINGS or MR. AMIDU or MR. KEN AGYAPONG who CLAIM to know how these people BECAME RICH ILLEGALLY, should come up with the names of such NATION WRECKERS and also tell us how they were able to make these fortunes so quickly or ***barred word*** ONCE AND FOR ALL:
ghana people are interesting people, the nation is so corrupt that when one speak the truth he become enemy of the country, n,d,c is condemning rawlings and martin hamidu for speaking the truth , john mahama have destroyed ghana democracy, that is fact, from ghana people
Mr Asamoah Obed. thank you very much. well done.
as for this ayigbe boolu?
why didnt you call her instead? she wouldnt have picked your call cos u re irrelevant to her. stop disturbing our ears with ur cheap political noise. irrelevant man. ns3mfooo akwa
Asamoah you should have done it you self. Stop being a coward warming the stadium seats
Saaayooooooooo! "Onukpa begye aloooooo" Kwaadjo Adu Asare?