Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper who was speaking on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo', has said it is not easy to be a Head of State of any country especially in an era where the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic.
According to him, it will be an act of wickedness not to feel sympathy for President Akufo-Addo, most especially in light of all the challenges confronting the economy.
"I feel pity for the President (Akufo-Addo) . . ." Kwesi Pratt Jnr stated.
"In this current dispensation; every President should be pitied . . . in Ghana anyone who doesn't sympathize with the President in this current state is wicked . . . In the first place, the economy is not doing so well and to carry this burden as President of Ghana; it is huge and so I feel pity for the President," he averred.
Number of Testing
Touching on the country's fight against COVID-19 relative to frontline workers at health facilities, Kwesi Pratt asked authorities to up their game in the number of tests being conducted.
According to him, other countries are doing well with testing so there is a need to do more.
As at Sunday 31st May, 218, 425 tests have been conducted, according to the Ghana Health Service.
Restrictions eased, gatherings should not be more than 100 people
President Akufo-Addo, over the weekend, introduced a phased approach of easing of restrictions especially in public gatherings and school attendance.
In his 10th address to the nation on measures being taken against the spread of COVID-19, he said effective 5th June, churches and mosques can start meeting with a maximum congregation of 100 and the mandatory wearing of nose mask.
"In addition to mandatory wearing of masks, a register of names and contact details of all worshippers must be provided; maximum duration of one hour per service," he said.
Listen to his submission in the video below
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Completely twisted reportage. We all listened to him. He felt sorry for the president not because of Covid but because those surrounding him do not understand how they fought to for Ghana to become a participatory democracy. Lacking that understanding Mr. Pratt bemoaned their reckless utterances and behavior. asemsebe
Kwesi Pratt is playing the populistic card again. Ostensibly, Kwesi sympathizes with the President for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, his main motive is to bring to fore the worsening economy, which hitherto the prevalence of the coronavirus, was being touted as one of the several success stories of the NPP-Administration. I'm proud Ghanaian who admires our President for his remarkable leadership skills and it is paying off in the fight against the pandemic. We are not in normal times worldwide but the President believes foremost in the lives of the people and the economy he believes can be fixed with healthy people. This, he made admirably clearer in his first broadcast to the nation about the pandemic.
Double tongued journalist and lier. His submissions on peace FM and radio gold are opposite. He doesn't feel any pity. He and his NDC always pray for the worst to happen in this govt so they can do their favourite propaganda. HYPOCRITE.
Our current president has not brought any goodluck to citizens at all. Imagine the number of financial institutions, private schools, football clubs,private businesses and now churches and markets that have collapsed and still collapsing during his regime. I remember Sir John once blame late Prez Atta Mills for badluck because "there was no rain on Easter Friday" Is Nana also a badluck President?
Feel pity for your hypocrisy and double standard. Your bogus and misguided discussions on radio. Sometimes when you are referred to as Senior Journalist I really bow my head in shame.
Fake Kwesi Pratt. Did u feel pity for your mentor John Mahama when Ghana was experiencing Dumsor? He will attack NPP 100times and praise once then claim to be objective.
feel sorry for yourself u r the one who has hatred in your heart towards the president, hes feel with a clean heart.