Reports reaching the Daily Guide newspaper indicate that a number of National Democratic Congress (NDC) heavy-weights have rejected appointment from President Mills, claiming that the offers are not commensurate with their contributions to the fortunes of the party.
Among the sulking figures are a one-time Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Ayawaso Constituency and National Vice Chairman of the party, Said Sinare, former Deputy Attorney-General and Bawku boy, Martin Amidu alias �shadow Vice President� and NDC National Chairman, Dr. Kwabena Adjei who is said to have rejected the offer of High Commissioner to Australia.
Accra Zongo Boy Said Sinare, son of the first Imam of the Ghana Armed Forces, the late Major Sinare, has reportedly hurled back at President Mills the offer to serve on the Ghana Postal Service Board. He was conspicuously missing when the board was inaugurated, after wondering aloud if he had been sent to the Post office to distribute stamps. Sinare has also allegedly rejected another offer by the President Mills to serve as deputy ambassador to Egypt, his mother�s home-country. Sources close to Alhaji Said Sinare have hinted to the Daily Guide newspaper that he had expected to be given an offer of Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and not a mere deputy.
Indeed, Sinare had lobbied for the Saudi slot unsuccessfully before the final list of ambassadorial postings was made public. Daily Guide has gathered that the Islamic spiritual leader�s endorsement was �diplomatically� pushed aside, much to the disappointment of the �hopeful� and his supporters. The former MP, whose mother is Egyptian, speaks Arabic; an advantage which he expected would give him an edge over others for the ambassadorial position to the oil rich Saudi Arabia.
At a time when Ghana has struck oil, the country�s Embassy in the Arabian kingdom would witness an added schedule besides the usual management of relationship in the annual Hajj affairs. Alhaji Sinare�s alleged quest for ways and means to give an advantage to the NDC last December made headline news when his frustration erupted after a request for a top-up after a trip to Burkina Faso was turned down. He announced his resignation from the party out of frustration at the time he was virtually stranded at Burkina. When the media probed, he said �go and ask Ahwoi�, since he did not want to go into the details of his mission to Burkina Faso, the ancestral land of his Mossi Father.
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