MP for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the actions of a separatist group in the region as a “comic relief” which “is no longer funny.”
In a post on Facebook, the outspoken legislator said: “we must keep faith with the unitary Ghana project resolving to perfect the union by avoiding these distractions and focus on achieving our collective hopes and aspirations.”
“This obviously should be anchored on stepping up efforts for the attainment of the vision of true Continental African Unity,” he wrote.
Read his full post below
At a time we should be denouncing artificial borders, many of which are imperialist relics from the Berlin scramble for Africa; unfortunately, some compatriots seek to further perpetuate disintegration and Balkanisation by waging a most needless and unwarranted secession agenda.
It is trite knowledge, which is not lost on the agitators that the historical Trans-Volta Togoland transcends the Volta Region and covers many other contemporary jurisdictions across multiple regions and countries. Reason it beats my imagination how this became a crusade for the Volta Region.
We must keep faith with the unitary Ghana project resolving to perfect the union by avoiding these distractions and focus on achieving our collective hopes and aspirations. This obviously should be anchored on stepping up efforts for the attainment of the vision of true Continental African Unity.
Ghana cannot be fortuitously hosting the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area, several decades after Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah mooted the idea, and yet be sending such embarrassing signals to the rest of the continent.
This comic relief is no longer funny; besides, it is totally unacceptable for a few secessionist elements without any mandate whatsoever to purport to be speaking for an entire region and declaring independence on our behalf. Enough!
I concede there are many issues we should come together and fight for in our region, and even more importantly in our country Ghana, however, separatist desires cannot be one of them.
Finally, let us be mindful of the greatest threat every human civilization has always faced: the unseen forces who exploit cracks to the detriment of an otherwise formidable people.
May God bless and preserve our beautiful union.
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For the first time, I'm agreeing with this man. I believe there's a big brother somewhere who has been sponsoring this idea. These voltarians have forgotten Libya. Killing their president and regretting without reflecting what he had done for them. Ghana has enjoyed peace since time immemorial. After the discovery of oil, these westerners has to do their job. Set confusion, create wars and they take the oil away. These people have to think twice.
If you really know that we need unity and development, why didn't you complain when Volta region is not included in the 2020 budget? Stop defending your pocket and think of those around you, that kind of selfishness will never send you to heaven.
For the first time, I agree with this Parliamentarian. I really don't understand why few voltarians want to create problem. My only question is why didn't they start this crusade when their brother JJ Rawlings was in power or their party NDC was in power? At least their leader was young that time.
Folks, I do not trust this fellow 1 bit. He is only doing this to protect or preserve his Job. If this Separatist succeed, he will be in their Front line. That is real Character of Voltarians. Ghana will lose nothing if they go, I think we need to let them go, to cut long story short. They them self knows who they are. Is better we let them move and Walk on.
This should have been a long time crusade. These people only rise when a particular party come into power it tells you how people like him support them. You are calling this a comic relief? We are lucky this did not happen else where like by this time many have died? The security agency should deal with them.
Well spoken bro.
You should have done this when your colleague in parliament decided to create that propaganda that the government has neglected volta region. but better late than never. well done!
for this, you have my outmost RESPECT!