Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide
newspaper, Kweku Baako says though he empathizes with beleaguered
former Deputy Communications Minister, Victoria Hammah, over her
dismissal from government, it will be politically suicidal to
rationalize her indiscretion by government.
Ms. Victoria Hammah
was hit with a blow last Thursday when what she thought was a friendly
conversation she was having with a female friend in her vehicle turned
out to be her worst nightmare.
She loudly disclosed her
political ambition and the activities of some government officials,
whiles unbeknownst to her, she was being taped.
Ms. Hammah told
her friend that the husband of the Minister for Gender, Children and
Social Protection, Tony Lithur was in charge of three Ministries.
Lawyer Tony Lithur was also mentioned on the tape to be a close ally to the President.
His
wife, Nana Oye Lithur, was also said to have had a secret meeting with
the nine Supreme Court Judges who heard the election petition filed by
the opposition New Patriotic Party challenging the legitimacy of
President Mahama.
Ms. Hammah continued that she wants to gain 1 million dollars in her political career.
Following
these incriminatory revelations, she was summarily dismissed from
office last Friday by President Mahama in a statement signed by the
Information Minister, Mahama Ayariga.
Kweku Baako, speaking to the issue on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo",
said he feels sorry for the former Deputy Communications Minister whose
act of indiscretion during her chit-chat with a female friend regarding
the administration of President John Mahama was secretly recorded and
released into the public domain. He however added that despite that his
commiseration with Ms. Hamah, he supports the call for a probe because
the issue was of public interest.
He also insisted that attempts by some government communicators to rationalize Vicky Hammah's misconduct are baseless.
“It
is an unforgivable thing to say. You could say it in private and get
away with it. Once it becomes public, no matter the rationalization you
do; you can’t get yourself purge of it. So, let’s not make attempt to
rationalize the thing anywhere…I feel very sorry for the lady because I
don’t believe she has the shock absorbers to withstand the pressure but
the one about Oye Lithur going to see the judges cannot be dismissed,”
he asserted.
To him, the impact of that claim is “politically
damaging to the lady, government, the country and the judiciary”; and
needs to be investigated to bring closure to the issue.
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