Under-fire Ghanaian High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, has said he still stands by his pledge to prioritize members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its tertiary education wing, Tertiary Students’ Confederacy Network (TESCON) in his dealings with Ghanaians as a High Commissioner.
In justifying his comment, he gave the analogy of how a husband cannot overlook his wife and children’s welfare to cater for outsiders, insisting they must be the first priority.
He thus insisted that he finds nothing wrong with his open declaration to prioritize NPP members because he believes they are “more Ghanaian than others.”
Speaking on Abusua FM on Tuesday, Mr. Ayisi Boateng said he still stands by his words despite the backlash.
“I didn’t speak evil at all… When you have a large family but you first make your wife and children eat first before others, what is wrong with that? I am not divisive. E.T Mensah is my senior colleague, when he came to South Africa, find out what I did for him. I have not said anything bad, I stand by my words,” he said.
While addressing some party youth at the Kumasi Technical University over the weekend, Mr. Ayisi Boateng said, “this government is doing its best to create job opportunities and me for instance, I told my people over there [that], it is because of NPP that I’m here, so the NPP man is my priority. I told them when NDC was in power it was Kwesi Ahwoi who was there, now we are in power, so Ayisi-Boateng is here with you. My topmost priority is the problems of an NPP person before any other Ghanaian, take it or leave it.”
“Indeed I’m not boasting, but I’ve started meeting the NPP groups. Every weekend I meet some group members and I tell you if I had my way, every job opportunity that will come will go to a TESCON member before any other person. And I know my colleague appointees also have the same feeling except that because of IMF we cannot do anything now,” he added
His comment, which has not gone down well with some members of the public have seen many calling for his head.
The Minority spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has also called on President Akufo-Addo to immediately terminate his appointment as High Commissioner, since his comment is divisive and reprehensible.
But Mr. Ayisi Boateng has said he is unperturbed. Whilst attempting to deny making the statement, he said he stands by it.
Source: citifmonline.com
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what a shame, a person rep ghanaian have these mindset, tax payers are not only npp. the president must recall this man, unless the president send him to rep NPP here in SA
competent koraa mpo nie
Massa just admit that you ered and that you didnt virtually mean what you said and lets get on with it. The more you try to defend this your unfortunate uuterance the better and for those who are bent on defending this by equalisation that NDC said the same thing, look at it this way, they said such things and look at where it landed them , do you want to follow suit?
HOW CAN THIS VILLAGE KOKOASE GYIMIII AND SMELLING MOUTH ***barred word*** BE AN AMBASSADOR OR COMMISSIONER? ARE THESE THE COMPETENT PEOPLE THE SHORT MAN AKUFO ADDO PROMISE GHANA? TRIBALISTIC ASHANTES AND KWAHUS. ***barred word*** UNCIVILISED BUNCH OF VILLAGERS IN THAT OCULTIC NPP PARTY.***barred word*** ANIMALS.
Hon. you got it very very wrong. your wife and children dont pay tax so using them as an explain is total out. Secondly u are not representing NPP in South Africa u are representing Ghanaians. you did not speak well
Pls sir stop the nansins. your comment is divisive. divided we fall. educated illiterate.
Honorable am sorry, you are wrong on this part, since you know very well that you don't win elections with your party members vote only. The floating and swing voters, what is their fate? "always second". I bet to differ.
Such unguided words must not be tolerate, must retract and apologise to the good people of Ghana.
Disappointing. A wiser man would keep quiet
You are 100% right Mr. Ayisi. Truth be told, people have no idea what it takes to support a party with your resources and time. If I were President Nana Addo I will draw this man close to me so together we could find solution to all disaffection among NPP supporters across the country. The President has a good vision and one term will not help him. A word to the wise is enough.