Deputy Minister of Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has challenged the largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to publicly explain to Ghanaians why it copied copiously from the All Peoples Congress (APC) manifesto.
According to him, the NPP which prides itself as a party of many intellectuals could not put together a team that will draft a manifesto independently, but had to plagiarize from a new party as the APC.
The Elephant family on Sunday October 9, launched its manifesto which it says will restore hope to Ghanaians at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra. The event saw various speakers including the Flagbearer Nana Akufo Addo, his running mate, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia and other leading members speak about policies that will be implemented in the NPP government beginning 2017 when elected into power.
But the APC on Sunday released a statement shortly after the NPP manifesto launch, threatening to sue the party for plagiarising its manifesto ideas.
The statement signed by APC General Secretary, Razak Kojo Opoku, said the NPP 2016 manifesto policies unveiled at the Ghana International Trade Fair on Sunday were full of ideas already put out by the APC.
“The NPP leadership has exhibited highly, gross academic dishonesty,” the statement said, describing the NPP as “Kalyppo People’s Party.”
Commenting on the controversy, on Neat FM Monday, Hon. Kwakye Ofosu stated that the NPP which claims to be the government in waiting has unfairly treated Ghanaians by serving the public with stolen ideas from the APC.
“I listened to Hassan Ayariga when he presented the APC manifesto about four days ago. If you compare what he put out and what the NPP presented yesterday, some of the portions are the same…word for word, and I’m not talking about ideas here which wouldn’t have been a big deal, but if you compare the two documents, you’ll realize that the NPP has plagiarized the APC manifesto. This is not the way the NPP should treat Ghanaians and the party owes Ghanaians an explanation as to why it has presented a document already put of by Hassan Ayariga.
“Currently, if one is discussing the NPP manifesto, the person is not even sure if he’s not rather discussing the APC manifesto because there are no differences between the two documents. The APC launched its manifesto about three days before the NPP did theirs so the NPP should explain how most of the contents are the same as the APC’s.”
Kwakye Ofosu added: “Where the NPP said Teachers, Nurses, Ghanaians are suffering, you go to page 6 of the APC manifesto and you see the same thing there…word for word not even did a letter change in the sentence. Under the Health section, the APC said it will build two prisons hospital, the same thing is the NPP manifesto, under the social development, what the APC has indicated it will do, the NPP is saying the same thing. The NPP must be told that this is unacceptable.”
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I now sincerely believe the NDC is taking Ghanaians for ride. The APC indeed is an appendage of the NDC. I wonder what these guys take Ghanaians for, that we are not able to read in between the lines and we are that dumb?.... Felix Kwakye Ofosu, ***barred word*** wati?... Kwaaaaaasia be3ma
FIAFITO LOOK AT HIM TOO, YOU JUST THINK LIKE HIM STUPI BOY.
You and your party van tickle yourself and laugh. Who doesn't know the NDC is the brain behind it. You don't worry the day of accountability is near. If you don't receive your reward here you'll definitely have it in the near future
Where is Ayariga himself. Someone who has been rejected by the EC. He can't even understand simple instruction from the EC and he is claiming of a manifesto. Ofosu Kwakye too can celebrate mediocrity paaa oooooo.
OFOSU KWAKYE BUT DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WAS DELIVERED BY NANA ADDO WHEN HE MET GHANA EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION, GO AND CHECK BECAUSE THAT WAS THE OUTLINES OF WHAT WAS TO COME. YOU THINK AYARIGA IS DOING YOUR BID JUST ENCOURAGE HIM ONE DAY IT WILL BE AGAINST YOU AND WE SHALL HEAR YOUR SONG.I REMEMBER YOU SOMETIMES BACK ON TV3 WHEN YOU WERE BOOSTING YOURSELF WITH GROWTH RATE OF MILLS GOVERNMENT (7.SOMETHING %) AND YOUR WORD WAS THIS IS ''FANTASTIC'', TODAY WHAT IS GROWTH RATE YOU AND THE GOVERNMENT YOU ARE PART OF STRIVING TO ATTAIN? TELL GHANAIANS, SHAME BOY,
HMMMM, AYARIGA MUST BE WATCHED CAREFULLY. IT IS LEARNT THAT AYARIGA HAD DOLLED OUT SOME MILLIONS OF CEDIS TO AN UNMASKED ROGUE IN THE OFFICE OF THE NPP AND COPIED TO HIM AYARIGA ON A PEN DRIVE THE NPP MANIDFESTO WHICH HE AYARIGA HAD QUICKLY EDITED AND RUSHED TO PUBLISH IT, AND LATER TURNED ROUND TO ACCUSED THE NPP OF PLAGIARISM. AYARIGA MUST BE WATCHED CAREFULLY
I am surprise why Mr Ofosu Kwakye should waste his time on Mr Ayariga soo called manifesto. When NPP said that NDC has copied their manifesto, they denied it with contempt but when Mr Ayariga accused the NPP of copying their manifesto, Mr Ofosu Kwakye could spend more time in surporting Mr Ayariga - oh what at all is going on in Ghana politics.
Kwakye Fosu you are not serious thats yyy u take unserious being Hassan Ayariga serious Our mind is already made up gyimi gyimi
Look at this "gyimakpla", how can Ayariga who could not even properly complete a presidential nomination for write a good manifesto. You people are sponsoring this nonentity to misbehave thinking the wise Ghanaian populace will take him serious. Let me tell you for a fact that even those who claim to be members of his so called APc party do not take hime serious. So i am very much suprised that a whole minister will waste his breath on this mans claims. This shows how desperate the NDC has become trying to clutch at every straw!!! Your end is here!!!
EVEN AYARIGA HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED. IF HE HAS BRAINS COMMON EC FORMS HE COULD NOT FILL IT . OH NDC STOP USING AYARIGA AGAINST NPP. U LL NT SUCCEED. CHANGE IS COMING