Information Minister Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has condemned the circulation of images about travel details contained in the passport of former President John Dramani Mahama.
Abdul-Hamid said certain information about public officials and individuals need not be brandished in the public space since it does not augur well especially when the individuals involved are high ranking Ghanaian officials.
“When I said that I was outraged about people putting certain stuff on social media, NDC (National Democratic Congress) elements came at me and said that it is legitimate. Today, a former President who basically is the fulcrum around whom the NDC party runs has had his documents all over on social media and they are outraged.
“Really and truly I think there are certain matters that we must come to a consensus about as a nation that they are not good and if they are not good they are not good, putting people’s official documentation and documents that are not meant for social media and so on in the public space,” he told Moro Awudu on Class 91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show on Thursday 5 April 2018.
There have been claims on social media indicating that Mr Mahama’s passport was cancelled and asked to leave Sierra Leone after the country’s recent polls because he was rigging conspirator for one of the parties.
Former President John Mahama has denied the claims however images of his passport details gave emerged on social media in relation to his trip to the West African country.
Even though some critics have accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of being behind the development, Mr Abdul-Hamid said it has never been government’s strategy to malign Mr Mahama and it will be wrong to do that.
For him, people’s confidential documents should be kept as such and not be made public for political or any other reasons.
“We should begin as a nation to draw limits on things that we can use for political advantage and things that when we indulge in will damage our collective moral standing as a nation. I think President Mahama’s passport flying on social media, quite frankly I am not one of the people who is excited about it”
Source: classnews
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WHATEVER YOU HEY IS, YOU YOURSELF IS NOT SERIOUS AT ALL. YOU JUST WANT TO SHOW YOURSELF SO THAT YOU CAN BE HEAR. PHHHHHHHU
Just focus on fixing the economy and stop unnecessary politicking. Stop making noise and get back to work, Mustapha Hamid must be serious
THIS IS THE HANDIWORK OF NPP, MORE ESPECIALLY MUSTAPHA HAMID. HE IS A HYPOCRITE AND A BIG LIAR. DOES IT CHANGE THE FACT THAT NPP AND AKUFO ADDO ARE FAILING? THEY ARE LOOKING FOR VARIOUS TACTICS TO DIVERT THE SALES OF GHANA TO USA FOR 20 MILLION DOLLARS. COUPLE WITH HARD ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE COUNTY.VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE,ARM ROBBERS ALL OVER. IT WILL NOT WASH!
COULD THE ACT OF CIRCULATING THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S PASSPORT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA BE DEEMED AS CRIMINAL SINCE IT IS BEING DONE WITHOUT HIS CONCENT? FURTHERMORE, COULD THE AUTHORITIES TRY INVESTIGATING THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE CIRCULATION BY DETERMINING WHO FIRST CIRCULATED IT IN TERMS OF PHONE NUMBER OR IP ADDRESS OF THE PC/LAPTOP USED? IF THESE THINGS ARE DONE WITHOUT INVESTIGATIONS I FEAR WE ARE YET TO SEE THE WORSE SOON IN SOCIAL MEDIA.