Member of Parliament(MP) for Juaboso Constituency, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the current social intervention measures being carried out by the Akufo-Addo government could have been avoided if the President had listen to “common sense” to close the borders, airport and enforce mandatory quarantine at the early stages of the pandemic.
According to him, even though President Akufo-Addo's interventions are commendable, it is disappointing to note that the President could not find wisdom earlier in the views shared by the Minority on some of the measures that the former is implementing now.
“Sometimes, I would have wished that you play back some of the recorded interviews I have done with you because to be honest, as human as I am, at some point in time I feel disappointed and I ask myself does this Akufo-Addo government know that wisdom cannot be found in only one person and in governance, other sensible views and opinions must be considered?” he wondered.
“ . . the government has rolled out certain mitigating policies . . . but I believe that if the government had earlier taken into consideration and implemented some of the initiatives prescribed by the opposition and others, some of the things the government is doing now would not have been necessary,” he added.
He accused the current administration of being too set in their ways and opposed to divergent views.
“When you draw the attention of the government to some of the happenings, Akufo-Addo does not listen. Inasmuch as I was among those who agitated for the government to bring back Ghanaian students in China, it is also on record that I also told the government to close the airport and if even they cannot close it, then they should ensure that all travellers through the airport are quarantined. I cited the President as an example that he and his entourage should be quarantined when they came back from Norway,” he said.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, the Ranking Member on Parliamentary Health Committee dismissed suggestions that he was prophetic in his pronouncement, pointing out that he only spoke with a practiced eye.
“ . . this has nothing to do with prophecy if the government later implemented my suggestion to do mandatory quarantine, it simply means as my father used to say that every wise person becomes a witch because whatever they say comes to pass in the future. We have been doing this work for far too long and so sometimes it is all about experience and nothing else . . .
" . . the President failed to heed to good counsel and allowed the virus to ravage the country after crossing our borders . .
“ . . that is what is causing the community spread. The cases recorded at the quarantine centres, even if it is over 1,000, I wouldn't have any problem with it because then, it will not be in the community. Therefore it is painful that the President sat aloof, refused to listen to our advice and failed to put the proper measures in place at that appropriate time,” he opined.
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Okwaasiaaa biaa y3 MP.
Do not let us also start writing and telling John Mahama and his wife, Mama Lordina, the things you go about saying about them. If for nothing at all, as we have all known, it was that same family that made sure you got your job abroad. But today you repay them with scandalous claims.
The npp fulls are up in arms to defend their incompetent tribesman. The naked truth is that akuffo addo was too slow in reacting to this pandemic.
AKANDOH, I THINK YOU ARE LIVING IN A FOUUULS PARADISE. ANOKWA POLITICS IN GHANAHAS BEEN CHEAPENED, THAT IS WHY PEOPLE LIKE AKANDOH CAN TELL THE PRESIDENT " IF HE HAD LISTENED TO COMMON SENSE" I BLAME THE MULTIMEDIA FOR INVITING MEDIOCRITIES LIKE AKANDOH TO POUR VITUPERATIONS ON THE PRESIDENT. HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN SO SOON ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOUR FATHER WAS DESTOOLED FOR ALLEDGED CRIMINMALITY AT ANTOBIA. I DON'T BLAME YOU BUT NDC WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY BETTER CANDIDATE IN JUABESO THAN YOU. PLEASE CHECK YOUR IQ BEFORE YOU BEGIN MAKING SUCH STATEMENTS.
Anokwa Dinning hall prefect too is an MP to be advising ah Go and check in 2014 number of people who died of cholera under your watch Nsem fo
Akando do even have sens3 to even describe it as common, were you part of the unkuff people who were organizing press conference and shouting on top of their voices , bring back Ghanaians in China
Wo koraa so gyimi wa3 efiri hin fa? Wo ma yen aso nko adidi kakra wai
I don't like Nana Addo but I can't blame him for the lockdown because this is the only disease for which they cannot fly out of Ghana for treatment so they've imposed lockdown just to ensure the poor don't infect them. HOWEVER, 3 months of lockdown will collapse Ghana forever. This is the time for the black man to rise and produce something for the world. COVID is a blessing for the black man but we are too lazy and inept to see it and take advantage. COVID is a winter disease oooooo, otherwise, how come Iceland has just as many cases as the entire West Africa???
The MP is talking about a common sense approach to a very important issue, the president did not listen and now information minister is health minister and the president is the spokesman on massaged figures- an upside down approach. Ghanaians should wait and see if the figures would not go up. WHEN THE FUNDAMENTALS ARE WEAK YOU WOULD BE EXPOSED. Sometimes common sense is common to everybody. Also, every wise man was once a fuuuuul. Greedy politicization will end Ghana nowhere. I rest my case. enough of NDC/NPP politics. Ghana needs needs smart, strategic and open minded leaders
When will this Idi..ot call an MP learn sense. Your government could not even manage Chorela and 241 Ghanaians died in 2014. I pity those who voted for you to become an MP