President Akufo-Addo merely spoke ‘big grammar’ and ‘threw shades’ in his ‘empty’ address that sought to put the minds of Ghanaians at ease as far as the controversial Ghana-US military deal is concerned, Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has said.
The President finally broke the ‘long-held silence’ on the ongoing debate on the defense deal with an address to the nation Thursday evening in which he touched on critical areas of concern that have been raised by the citizenry in relation to the subject.
In his speech, President Akufo-Addo clarified that Ghana has “not offered a military base, and will not offer a military base to the United States of America.” According to him, no such request would even have been considered by government if any had been made by the US government. He was rather confident that the agreement “will help enhance our defence capability, and offer an important layer of support in our common effort to protect the peace in our region.”
He among other things also massively criticized the NDC’s reaction to the decision since its announcement.
“Let me say how outraged I am by the defamatory comments from my political opponents, some of whose patriotism can be so easily questioned, that the sovereignty of this country has been sold by my government and myself. I will never be the President that will compromise or sell the sovereignty of our country. I respect deeply the memory of the great patriots whose sacrifice and toil brought about our independence and freedom.
I have stood with you, the Ghanaian people, all my adult life, fighting for our individual and collective rights. Everything I have done, since assuming the great honour and privilege of serving you as President of the Republic, demonstrates that I remain focused on building a self-reliant, free, prosperous Ghana, which will be able to make her own unique contribution to the growth and development of Africa and the world”, he affirmed.
Touching on the issue however on his facebook wall, Manasseh Azure described the President’s speech as one that lacked substance. He is of the view that the address was among other things an attempt to ‘get back’ at the NDC for their vehement opposition of the agreement and their constant show of disapproval for the same.
“Brofo ne akutia nkoa. Aba biara nnim!”, his post on facebook read few minutes after the President’s address.
To clarify his posturing, he in a similar post translated his words in English ‘Quote me well, I said the speech was empty and lacked substance’.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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Manasseh, what exactly did you want to hear from the President on what issue related to this issue at hand? Were you expecting the President to deal with tangential issues instead of answering to the question posed to him with respect to this vexed topic? Well, as a "Shadow President", could you please fill us in on the issues which would have made his speech and not empty big grammar. Was the President wrong in taking on the entrenched positions of some notable Ghanaians? Manasseh, please, come again.
Lost respect for this guy.Not sure l will read any of his articles again
Manasseh Azure, you did not hear what you wanted to hear so the speech was empty. There are those who heard enough basic truths and facts to make up their minds on the matter. What is your position on this matter anyway? And if it is contrary to the President's, does that make the President wrong and you right?. You don't have executive power, only your opinion and your pen. But remember the discerning readers have intelligence much higher than what you think you have. The mark of a good journalist is one who critically analyses issues to the extent that even if people disagree with him/her at least they will appreciate the content and depth of the analysis. I regret to say I don't see that in you. You sound too political these days and do more propaganda if I may add. Watch out. Very soon you will become irrelevant in our political discourse, and you have only just started. BE CAREFUL.
...It is empty and so what? If it was empty why did you watch?
Manesseh you are an investigative Journalist if you have an evidence contrary or more to what the president spoke about, why don't you bring it out for the nation to deal with it rather you have chosen to write garbage. there is no substance in what you have put out. master you are good at your work but this one deeea you have goofed big time. come again brother and don't rush.
OYIWA!! The verdict is clear. Need we say anything more???
i wonder why this manasseh azure guy holds himself to be any intelligent guy. he should slow down in his writeups about others. we know his background and what and who he is.