Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, William Quaitoo, has resigned from his post.
Mr Quaitoo came under intense fire after a radio interview where he described northerners as 'liars' and 'difficult'.
Even though he apologised for his comments, the minority and other individuals demanded that he resigns.
“We think that this is grossly inadequate, insincere, hypocritical, an afterthought and therefore not deep enough to assuage the profound pain and huge damage done to the good image, integrity and respect of the people of the three Northern Regions. We accordingly call on our colleagues on the other side to join us in unconditionally and unreservedly condemning this crass ethnic bigotry exhibited by Hon. Quaittoo...Additionally, we urge all decent minded Ghanaians who cherish the unity, peace, order, stability and progress of our nation, to join us demand the immediate resignation of Hon. Quaittoo as Deputy Minister of State and Member of Parliament,” a statement from the minority said.
The lawmaker tendered in his resignation and according to the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, President Akufo Addo has accepted it.
“The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, this evening accepted the resignation from office of the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. William Quaitoo, which takes immediate effect. The President wished him the very best in his future endeavours” Eugene Arhin said in a brief statement, Tuesday, August 29.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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It's a shame people can actually find it in their cow-dung-filled heads to justify what the guy said. Northerners are not an iota difficult people than the other tribes,they are not an iota liars than the other ethnic groups and they are as normal as other ethnic groups in this country. That a national office holder will choose to be so bigoted and have people support him is not only disgusting but criminal! In this era where international borders are even thinning it's unbelievable that in the same country someone can choose to profile another person who stays just a few kilometres from where he stays. Those supporting the ex-deputy minister's hate speech are simply clueless, they don't have the unity, peace and development of this country at heart and they are definitely the lowest of the human species still alive! There's just no way a sane person can justify the comments the guy made. I am sure even his wife will not support such comments
THE NORTH REMEMBERS! - Jon Snow
I can see from this issue that the north will NEVER develop and other people will continue to look down on them because of the difficult attitude that they have and continue to defend.
NDC ARE ALWAYS FUNNY, WHAT DID MAHAMA SAID TO ASHANTES, HMMMM, DID YOU GUYS CALLED FOR JOHN MAHAMA RESIGNATION?
North is under-developed because they are difficult. Am i lying?????
Everybody in ghana knows that northerners are difficult people, They don't understand simple things, They are obstinate and cannot change opinions when the facts suggest so.
tomorrow, you will hear that the northerners are fighting over a sack of kola nuts. you watch and see.
you can insult akan people but you dare not insult northerners
@ ABDULAHI-TAMALE. IF YOU WILL NOT AGREE WHAT CAN YOU DO? ARE YOU GOING TO KILL THE MAN? CLEAR OFF WITH YOUR NON-S-E-N-S-E AND STUUPPIDITY. YOUR REQUEST TO THE PRESIDENT TO SACK HIM FROM PARLIAMENT SHOWS HOW FUUULLL YOU ARE. YOUR TRIBAL BIGOTRY AND INFERIORITY COMPLEX AND THE INADEQUACY IN YOUR OWN LIFE IS GLARING. YOU CAN GO BURN THE SEA IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. IF YOU HAD ANY SENSE ., AND I MEAN THE GENERALITY OF YOU PEOPLE, WHO IN HIS RIGHT SENSE WILL SHED THE BLOOD OF OVER THREE THOUSAND LIVES FOR THE SAKE OF ONE GUINEA-FOWL. LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD, YOU SHOULD LEARN TO BE TOLERANT AND STOP THE STUUUPPPPIDITY. YABRE MO
Jack didn't Delay in Delay Show said infront of Akua Donkor that people say you are a m a d woman? The man did not do well he apologize is that not enough. What did NDC people said about Akans. Please let enjoy the peace that God has given us and stop this tribalism. Lets pray for Nana to fulfill all his promises. Stay blessed Ghana