The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has urged stakeholders in the political space not to only call out politicization of COVID-19 when government actors respond to their political opponents.
He was responding a question on fresh calls by some interest groups to de-escalate politicization of the covid 19 pandemic in Ghana.
Some key government actors including the Vice President have hit back at the NDC flagbearer John Mahama over his politicization of the COVID 19 situation.
Addressing Journalists at Tuesday’s Press Briefing in Accra, Mr. Nkrumah said government appreciates the call but stressed the appeal could have come earlier.
“These calls are in line with calls we started making from this podium as far back as a month ago. It is unfortunate that the persons making these calls had to wait for Government actors to start responding to the politicization before now stepping forward to join the calls,” he said.
The Minister said the nation stands a real risk of losing focus and degenerating into partisan political banter while the real key issue of managing the pandemic is relegated to the background.
“Don’t be silent when your candidate is politicizing the matter only to speak when the other side responds. Other stakeholders in the ecosystem, traditional leaders, religious leaders, CSOs…. don’t sit down for it to degenerate into partisanship before you speak up. Speak up early when one side starts politicizing it so the other does not have to respond. But if you sit unconcerned for one side to politicize it, don’t act surprised when the other responds politically,” he added.
Mr. Nkrumah said government and its stakeholders have an opportunity to keep a collective focus to cut out partisanship in winning the battle again the pandemic.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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IT IS NOW ABANDANTLY CLEAR THAT COMPARATIVELY THE GOVERNMENT HAS REASONABLY INTELLIGENT RESPONSIVE PERSONS THAN THE NDC. The NDC chosen flagbearer I keep monitoring and noting as a loquacious rabble rousing personality whose pontification on issues of national concern leaves much to be desired of him, particularly as a former President. He lacks credibility and had an aura of FRAUD mirroring his face. VERY FRAUDULENT IN HIS SPEECH AND COMMUNICATIONS, LACKS SINCERITY. AN INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AND CORRUPTION INFESTED PERSONALITY.
Dasooo. Some journalists and civil right activists in this country have given NDC the right to go against the moral laws and rules of this country. They will sit and watch the NDC do anything they want. The moment the NPP responds then they find their voice of peace and forgiveness. What kind of society are we building. For instance for ages the NDC have always displayed violence whenever we go for elections and they get away with it. Just one strong response from NPP in the bye election in Ayawaso got almost everybody talking against the NPP meanwhile we have had several incidence of brutalities against the NPP in the past but they left only the NPP communicators to talk about it. Those o called independent bodies were mute. It looks as if these so called independent voices are afraid of the NDC.
Well said Kwadwo you have said it all. The hypocrisy of some stakeholders is too much.