Legal practitioner and leading member of Pressure group, Citizen Ghana Movement, Kofi Bentil, has revealed how he and several others in his former group OccupyGhana were against the Mahama-led government, as such, did whatever it took to get his government out of power, including voting against him.
According to the legal brain, "everything was all over the place, clearly, they were mismanaging the problem [dumsor]" he said as he lamented the poor governance displayed by then President, John Dramani Mahama, a situation that led to a street protest by a number of people considered to be among the middle class of the Ghanaian society at the time.
The move, according to Kofi Bentil, was to force the Mahama government to take the citizenry more seriously.
The Vice President of IMANI Africa posited in an interview with GhanaWeb's Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng on '21 minutes with KKB' that OccupyGhana was set against the previous government because the pressure group was unhappy with how the country was governed and wanted a change.
Questioned about his neutrality and allegations of his bias for the NPP following the comments, Kofi Bentil admitted that though he is 'independent minded' he is not neutral.
He said, “In the face of bad governance and corruption, any well-meaning individual who declares neutrality has taken the side of wrong”.
He maintains the current NPP government is doing better than the erstwhile Mahama government even though he admits there are some areas that need to be watched closely.
“The previous government had eight years and we ended up in a big mess, and over the 8 years we advocated, when we realised then that we were not heeded to, we took to the street. For now, we are not having the argument we used to have. The current government is far better than the previous”
Mr. Bentil who was speaking to GhanaWeb’s Editor Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng also commended the current government for being receptive to the views of Civil Society Groups in the country
Source: ghanaweb
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What patience’s again Mahama was in power for 8years as a vice of a blind and inept president and also as a president. The guy never for once took any advice from his council of state elders. What is wrong with some of you koraaaa. Nana is in his second year and trust me things are much better.
He is not a legal brian, He is a ***barred word*** boy.
THEY WILL ALL CONFESS FOR PUTTING US IN THIS MESS. I AM HAPPY HE CONFESSED VOTING AGAINST MAHAMA. CAN HE ALSO CONFESS THAT THE CHANGE WE ARE SEEING IS WHAT HE WANTED? WE LIVE TO SEE. PATIENCE IS A STRONG VIRTUE! THE WAY THEY ARE HAVING PATIENCE FOR NANA ADDO, IF THEY HD DONE SAME TO MAHAMA, THE COUNTRY WILL BE BETTER THAN WE ARE SEEING NOW. MY OPPINION
Mahama was just a disaster. He had no clue. His only goal was to enrich himself, his family and friends. Ghanaians are very wise now. Politicians need to learn from Mahama's shame
Clearly, this guy has been paid by barwumia to campaign for him. Since nana addo assumed office this guy has been campaigning for barwumia to take over from nana addo. We don't another northerner as president now. Most of them are a mess. All the stealing in Ghana are mostly committed by us.
Listen to this clown too