The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was “terrible” in his delivery to explain to Ghanaians the military deal Ghana has signed with the United States of America [USA].
According to him, his party among many Ghanaians was excited when the presidency announced that the president will address the issue which has been on the lips of many in the country – but Asiedu Nketiah noted that the first gentleman of the land rather failed to show leadership with his choice of words.
“Ghanaians voted for a president who they thought can resolve such issues, but this president was full of anger and abusive in an attempt to resolve the brouhaha surrounding this Ghana-US defence deal. I personally think it would have been better if he did not come out to explain this issue to Ghanaians. He has failed his party and Ghanaians,” Asiedu Nketia said in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed ‘GHANA MONTIE’
President Nana Addo on Thursday urged Ghanaians to, as far as the defence deal is concerned, “reject the unspeakable hypocrisy of the naysayers who led our country into bankruptcy in the worst economic record of modern Ghanaian history”, adding: “Let us rise above them.”
In a national address on the matter to clear the air about the defence cooperation deal which has been mired in a lot of controversy at home, President Akufo-Addo rejected accusations by the main opposition National Democratic Congress and its Minority in parliament that he has sold Ghana’s sovereignty to the US for $20million per the deal.
According to him, the NDC and its Minority are being hypocritical about the whole deal.
“How else would we have exposed the unspeakable hypocrisy of a fraternity of some frontline politicians who make a habit of running with the hares and hunting with the hounds who secretly wallow in the largesse of the United States of America while at the same time promote anti-American sentiment to a populist constituency.
“We have to take issue with the frontline politicians who have sought to mislead the people in this blatant manner and those who for mischievous purposes leaked the document destined for the scrutiny of parliament premature to a section of the media who then went on to describe it as a secret document.
“How could a document, intended for the consideration of parliament be described as a secret document? How could anyone who has been in government and run the administration of this nation feign ignorance of the conditions under which Ghanaian troops undertake peace-keeping operations or the conditions under which our country has collaborated with major international institutions?
“It is difficult to understand that such people, knowing what they do know, will go about so blatantly confusing people and going as far as calling for the overthrow of our democracy.”
However, the NDC’s Chief Scribe, in a sharp riposte opined that “Nana Addo chose to attack persons who have opposed the deal rather than addressing the issue to Ghanaians”.
“He has no answers to the issues we have raised, and, so, he wants to divert attention from the real issues. We are not going to fall for his diversionary tactic and swallow this debate; we will continue to raise those issues,” he told sit-in-host Mc-Jerry Osei Agyemang.
General Mosquito as affectionately called in politics also noted that “The leakage of the document was from NPP and not NDC as the president postulated. The president and his government are confused.”
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unfortunately we still have to cope with these cr1min/als among
@BWUMIA we should listen to ***barred word*** because you think some of us are equally 1d1ots
GHANAIAN SHOULD LISTEN TO INTERVIEW HARUNA IDRISU HAD WITH JOY FM IN FACT THE LEAKAGES OF THE DOCUMENT CAME FROM NPP AND THEN TO THEIR OWN AFFILIATED MEDIA JOY FM. AKUFO ADO FAIL.AKUFO ADDO SHOULD COME BACK AND TELL US THE DETAILS OF 2018 AGREEMENT HE HAD WITH US ON THIS MATTER. SEE NDC SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH US BUT NOT SAME AS WHAT AKUFO ADDO SIGNED IN 2018 WITH USA. IN FACT AKUFO ADDO IS A RAT...
DID ASIEDU NKETIA SAY NANA AKUFFO-ADDO IS A DICTATOR??? HE IS RATHER CONFUSED. WHERE WAS THIS POLITICAL THRASH TALKER WHEN MAHAMA WAS ARROGANTLY TELLING GHANAIANS THAT ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN PRESIDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CRITICIZE HIM?? WHAT GOES ROUND COMES AROUND BUT, MR. PRESIDENT YOU MUST GET SHARP-TOOTHED COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO MEET THESE ERRANT AND UNREPENTANT NATION-WRECKERS WHO ARE INTENT ON DESTABILISING THE NATION!!!! THEY KNOW THAT IF THE AMERICANS ARE HERE THEN THEIR CLANDESTINE AND WICKED OBJECTIVE OF CAUSING CIVIL STRIFE WILL FAIL. MR. PRESIDENT, STAND FIRM AND GO AHEAD WITH THE AGREEMENT. THESE NDC AND THEIR ASSOCIATES ARE NOT SERIOUS . THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MUST BE READY TO REFUSE VISAS TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSING THE AGREEMENT AND THEIR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS!!!!
Nana is gaining his usual self. he really gave it to them. well done nana. More no ***barred word*** speeches. Nana is unbeatable because when it comes to national and nationalistic issues he is a very serious guy. He does not take issue lightly and goes by law. He went by law and his distractors plus their NDC propaganda experts have decided to create tension and confusion to set the stage for aluta when their colleague looters in John Mahama's administration are punished for their past corrupt deals. WARNING TO NPP: so far NDC is winning the propaganda war because NPP thinks ruling by law and doing the right things can guarantee their stay in power hell NO!!!. Ghanaians are still gullible. NPP should immediately create a boot for boot anti NDC propaganda team composed of sharp thinkers and shooters who can counter all these NDC noises. If NDC is allowed to continue these propaganda unchecked for the next 2plus years ,NPP's campaign 2020 will be very expensive to project. Start now.These NDC people are wicked nation wreckers.Look at John Mahama opposing every thing that his followers NDC foot poorer in society foot soldiers will be benefit from. free education he said no its not good, lower tariff he said it is not good. No wonder he collapsed all policies for the poor Kufour left for him to continue. Nana start signing the death warrant for people sentenced to death to be shot!! then Ghanaian will feel and appreciate how serious a nation should be managed.