{"id":367618,"date":"2017-11-02T07:51:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=367618"},"modified":"2017-11-02T07:51:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T07:51:19","slug":"ayisi-boatengs-apology-forced-insincere-ablakwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/ayisi-boatengs-apology-forced-insincere-ablakwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayisi Boateng’s apology forced, insincere – Ablakwa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minority\u2019s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is unconvinced by the apology from\u00a0 Ghana\u2019s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, for publicly declaring a bias towards New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in his dealings.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, Mr. Ablakwa suggested that Mr. Ayisi Boateng was\u00a0coerced into apologizing by his superiors.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”rRWzpLmOl0JjXuqMzDne6FcNGeKBRVga”]Mr. Ayisi Boateng’s apology came<\/a><\/strong><\/span> almost three days after his initial comments incurred the wrath of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

He also defended his comments saying there was\u00a0nothing wrong<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>putting his party and its members first.<\/p>\n

Some key officials of the NPP, particularly acting Chairman Freddie Blay, had suggested that Mr. Ayisi Boateng’s comments may have been taken\u00a0out of context<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

All this was not lost on Mr. Ablakwa, who said, “even after 48 hours, when he had the opportunity to reflect, he said he had done nothing wrong and he remained proud… From what we hear, he was summoned to the Flagstaff House and he appears to have been compelled to issue this apology letter, which has come late in the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Way forward for Minority<\/strong><\/p>\n

The North Tongu MP, who has been vocal in his condemnation of the High Commissioner’s partisan comments, said the Minority is also going to meet decide on its next course of action.<\/p>\n

“We will be meeting [Thursday morning] and we will consider all the circumstances, and we will convey our final decision to the general public,” he stated.<\/p>\n

The Minority\u00a0had held that Mr. Ayisi Boateng\u2019s comments were suicidal, disgraceful and asserted that he be\u00a0sacked immediately<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

It also accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of turning a blind eye to the High Commissioner’s \u201cbigotry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minority in a\u00a0statement avowed to use every means possible to have their demands met.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not relent in demanding action on this matter. We have considered our options under the Constitution and the Standing Orders of Parliament, and can indicate our readiness to trigger further processes if Government inertia continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apologize or be sacked<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Ayisi Boateng’s apology may suffice for some, like pressure group Occupy Ghana,\u00a0which said\u00a0he should be sacked only if he failed to apologize<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

A retired diplomat, K.B. Asante was also more reconciliatory in his comments on the matter suggesting that Mr. Ayisi Boateng be given the opportunity to learn from his mistakes<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, however senseless it was.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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