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Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt has hit hard at former President Jerry John Rawlings for speculating that the recent robberies might be politically motivated.
Ex-President Rawlings, in a Twitter message on Thursday, reminded security agencies in the country that they “owe us the responsibility of keeping the nation safe and secured. Let us all confront this menace with utmost confidence and professionalism while ensuring that no one, high or low takes advantage of our vulnerabilities."
He also hoped the “recent robbery and killings is downright plain robbery and not a politically motivated action from within or without, calculated to undermine those in charge of the security machinery in order to pave the way for certain parochial ambitions”.
Responding to Mr. Rawlings’ comments, Kwesi Pratt without mincing words described the comments as “baseless”.
According to him, leaders in the nation should desist from making “baseless accusation” which obviously comes with “no evidence, nothing”.
Mr. Pratt rather called for a national consensus on developing an approach that can help to combat crime in the country and strengthen the security structures as well.
He told host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo that the robberies are a “national problem which calls for national consensus”, hence called on the leadership of the Ghana Police Service to employ the services of any individual with expertise to fight crime.
Mentioning names such as the former Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, Madam Rose Atinga Bio and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Alhassan among others, Kwesi Pratt asked “why don’t we have a bi-partisan approach or multi-partisan approach, bring everybody who has something to contribute and seek national solution to a national problem?”
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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KWASI PRAT WE CAN HAVE ONE GHANA BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE U WHO ARE SUPPOSE TO DEFEND THE MASSES HAVE TAKEN PART IN RECEIVING MONIES FROM WAYOMI AND BECOME RICH AND LEFT THE POOR, SO U ARE AN N,D,C AGENT INSTEAD OF BECOMING A NATIONALIST, SO U CONTRIBUTE ABOUT 80% PERCENT OF GHANA PROBLEMS AND U MUST KEEP QUITE, FROM GH PP
Mr rawlings should know because he used the same brutal tactics when he was the president or not so jerry?These are some of the disadvantages of so called demoracy and multi party systems
hmmmm...now people dont know the meaning of the word "hope" or is PRATT deliberately refusing to see that word in the phrase JJ Used? smh....in any case when did the phrase ''within and without" mean NDC?? or is it a case of who the cup fits??.....and some people can actually come out to praise PRATT for this? Pathetic!!! God save this country from elements like you people.
God, please, give us three or more Uncle Kwesi Prat type for this wisdom.I like your submission.Submissions of our selfish politicians are not reasonable at all. Everything happening in this country is politically motivated. Maybe they the ones sending them to steal and to kill because why is it that armedrobbers do visit our Ministers and the MPs who are eating everything free in our country? Thomas from Ho
JJ couldn't be wrong looking at the extent to which the NDC spokespersons are trying to score political points.
I'm beginning to believe that JJ is NPP.He has lost his objectivity and sense of reasoning. How can a former president talk like this? There's something certainly wrong with this old man!
Oh so english word (I hope) also is a problem for Pratt.
Louis GAS (Managing Director) who was shot and killed with gun at adenta Estate in the year 2009 under former late President Evens Mills is also under former President Kufour.
Do not mind Rawlings, which party is doing that what will that party gain ? Why is Rawlings still against his own party or what is NPP giving him ?Rawlings has lose his respect now
I THOUGHT YOU ARE AN ASTUTE GENTLE MAN WITH KNOWLEDGE AND POWER OVER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.THE WORD "HOPE"WAS USE AS AN ASSUMPTION AND NOT DEFINITE.PLEASE THINK BEFORE JUMPING ON PEOPLE BECAUSE YOUR VOICE MUST BE HEARD.JACK OF ALL TRADE