A
member of President John Dramani Mahama's three "Wisemen" at
Presidency, Alban Sumana Kinsford Bagbin has issued a stern warning to
the President to be wary of his actions.
According to him, the
failure of the President and government to revitalize the economy will
immensely have repercussions for the country and his administration.
Speaking
on Okay FM, Hon. Bagbin, who expressed disquiet over President Mahama's
inability to heed his advice on the state of the economy, could not
help but to point out some happenings on the blind side of the
President.
He discounted the perception that he (President
Mahama) is the 'youngest' Head of State ever in the annals of Ghana's
history, one of the campaign messages the NDC rode on to victory in the
2012 elections.
He alluded to leaders like Ghana's first
President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and former President Jerry John
Rawlings, who he said, were all young before they gained access to the
Presidential seat.
“it is not true that he’s the youngest. No,
even Nkrumah was younger. And President Jerry John Rawlings, we’ll know,
became Head of State around 32/33 years. But now the perception is that
he represents the youth; his failure in government will affect the
youth seriously. People must know that.
"He is seen as one of
the new generation of leaders and people are banking serious hopes on
the fact that new generation leaders will make a difference. His failure
will have a telling effect on the perception of governance in this
country if not the whole world," Alban Bagbin said.
He wondered
how someone who was once a journalist and a Communications Minister
could have no regard for information flow. To him, the President does
not only represent these two categories but also, as a northerner, he
may crush the hopes of people of that ethnic descent.
“His failure will seriously affect northerners. People must take this seriously,” he asserted.
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