Outspoken former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has explained why he was not named the Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).
Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John said when he was given the signal from the presidency, he went to the place to acquaint himself with the daily activities but just the sight of the sea sent shivers down his spine.
“I didn’t know the sea was closer to my office so I said to myself, Sir John you don’t belong here” he stated.
It was widely speculated that President Akufo-Addo would name Sir John as the Director General of GPHA. But a letter from the presidency indicated that one Paul Asare Ansah has been chosen for the job.
This angered members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who threatened to embark on a demonstration for what they said was President Akufo-Addo’s unfair treatment of the die-hard former General Secretary.
After months of snub, Sir John has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Forestry Commission.
Expressing his appreciation to President Akufo-Addo, the former General Secretary said the presidency cannot be blamed for the late appointment.
He indicated that his appointment to the Forestry Commission is apt since he comes from the forest zone of Ghana.
“I’m happy I have been chosen to head to Forestry Commission as someone from the Ashanti region to protect and manage the permanent forest estates and protected areas in the various ecological zones of the country”.
For the GPHA job, Sir John said he refused the offer because “I was afraid of the sea”.
Source: adomonline.com
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These NPP fanatics are jokers
i like ur frankness. You are really afraid. u talk true. I know people from the forest belts are not friends of the sea. so there is nothing wrong expressing ur phobia
C'mon, whether he got the job or not, he has another portfolio that is maybe going to line his pockets with gold, and maybe his family and children children will no longer see poverty. Why do you sit back and fight over this?
Li ar! Sir John is simply l*ying. He was not given the post.
kookoo ase kurasini hahahaha, he who pay the piper call the tune,how can u dictate to the president?
SIR JOHN LIKE ASIEDU NKETIA ARE FUNNY BUT SMART POLITICIANS.
This kind of comments makes him unfit for the job, Gpha its a serious place , a joker like him would just embarrass himself, lol. Am happy RAY Anamoo, has sets standards for DG post that, comedians are not welcome.
I respect individual s who know their limit.They know the job they can and the ones they can't.
Nana Addo is electing loyalty over competence, and the result would be a disaster.
Nana Addo paaaaaaa, why do you give an appointment to such an ediot. Can you imagine a comment from a serious minded person! Were you going to swim in the sea in GHAPOHA? When will this guy get serious? He needs to grow up and stop this elementary nuonsense. If nana Addo is going to appoint jokers in his government then he should expect nothing but incompetence.