The Akufo-Addo led government has been cautioned to be very careful of how they treat Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama and Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners (E&P).
Ibrahim Mahama has been on the receiving end of vicious attacks and intense criticism especially from members of the New Patriotic Party and the general public.
He recently caught heavy flak after his trucks were seized in the Ashanti Region.
Trucks belonging to Engineers and Planners (E&P) company of Ibrahim Mahama were confiscated by the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Atwima Mponua District Assebly and the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah because they claim their activities were illegal.
E&P were engaged by Exton Cubic Group Limited, a mining company to mine at their Nyinahini Bauxite Concession.
Contributing to a panel discussion on Radio Gold's 'Alhaji and Alhaji', Saturday, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper condemned the attack on Ibrahim Mahama.
According to him, former President John Dramani Mahama is not the only person in Ghana who has relatives doing business in Ghana as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has family members who are very serious businessmen; one of those is his brother Bomti.
“What is happening to Exton Cubic and Engineers and Planners demonstrate a certain lack of commitment to the private sector . . . Bomti has been doing business like Ibrahim Mahama; infact Ibrahim Mahama has been doing business for so many years before his brother came to power so does Bomti. All my life I have not heard anybody make any allegation against Bomti and his business practices; never. I have not heard anything. Bomti has been doing his business quietly. Nobody has raised a finger against Bomti. Today President Akufo Addo is the president of Ghana. Are we saying his brother’s business must collapse?" he questioned.
"So today if Bomti does any legitimate business with the Akufo-Addo government, is this how he will be treated when Akufo-Addo leaves office? What will happen to his relatives who are doing business and are likely to do business with his administration when he leaves office? Let us be exceedingly careful because what we sow today will germinate tomorrow and it will bear fruits. We should set principles and standards that will be applicable to Ibrahim Mahama, applicable to Bomti . . . applicable to future Presidents and their family members. We must operate on the basis of standards that are properly set; principles which we can uphold at all times. That is the way to go,” Kwesi Pratt advised.
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Please contact players in the industry and you will learn that the processes have been complied with but there are defects. The turn around time from a Prospecting regime to a mining regime is very questionable. Did the company give up any of their land granted for the Prospecting license before going for Mining Lease? How come they did prospecting and the local people were not aware. The posting of the notice at the District assembly does not mean prospecting work has been done. This company is doing all these based on literature review. No field prospecting has ever been done. The company should come out with the results of their Prospecting work. Did I hear the MD of the company saying the have cracked personnel to carry out the work? This company is just 'fronting' for an 'unseen' company. MORE QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW.
Opeyin ***barred word***.What was your comments when Chairman Wontumi's machines were burnt.Fuuuulishness.U think you will be given that filthy money u were receiving from your NDC paymasters.Kwesi Part will not learn one sense and be objective for once.Ahhh everything about NDC u defend it.U have lost all your integrity in Ghanaian politics. How can one person be allowed to mine and pocket what belongs to all of us.Gyimufuo why didn't u asked NDC to mind the way they were treating Chairman Wontumi.Bastard
MR FUULISSH MAN.BOMTI IS SO MATURED AND WON'T INVOLVE HIMSELF IN POLITICS.BOMTI WON'T DO ANY DIRTY GAMES AGAINST OPPOSITION PARTY.BOMTI WILL NOT USE HIS BROTHER'S NAME TO TAKE PEOPLES WIFE AND PROPERTIES.SO MR PRATT ***barred word***,HAVE YOU SEEN THE DIFFERENCE?
Is it Kwasi Pratt talking? I am amazed when this stomach and good for nothing idio-ot speaks on such issues. Wasn't he the one who said President Kuffour's son should not own a hotel and he would go for one shot with camera in hand walking on the streets of Accra? That hotel was not Ghana's natural resource that is for every single citizen of the country. Kwasi Pratt has forgotten so soon. We cannot allow only members of one family to own Ghana. They are not better than any of us. We appreciate individuals to thrive from their creativity and sweat but not to thrive by steal-ling from the people.
@What? I pray that this kind of treatment will be visited on you and your family so you see the reasoning in what Kwasi is saying, Amen
So if all your life you have not heard any allegation against a person, it means that person is 100% upright? Today, we should be careful with the brother of Mahama, but we were not supposed to be careful with the son of Kuffour? Sillyyyy
Tell them because they have forgotten that He has created a lot of jobs for people. Ever since they came into power how many jobs have they created or who have they employed apart from their own family members.
For this stomach journalist, his party (NDC) members are more human than the rest of ghanaians, so he wants them to be treated with care. In his mind, President Kuffour's son was not human so he joined his party (NDC) to harass him. Today, he is cautioning because his stomach is gonna be affected. God will punish this 1diot sooner than later. Donkey!
If you do legitimate business,nobody will complain. Whether you are the son of GOD or the son of LUCIFER. Tell Ibrahimm and co. to do the right thing, Kwesi Pratt. Your caution should go to Ibrahim instead and stop comparing oranges to apples.
Create loot and share business will not be allowed to go on. After he lost the election, Mahama gave the bauxite concession to his brother and you think the locals there are ***barred word*** to allow this cronyism,create, loot and share to continue