Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has indicated that it will take the implementation of drastic measures as was done in Wuhan Province in China to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country.
He explained that in order for President Akufo-Addo's government to deal head-on with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the government’s partial lockdown must be carried out without showing human face.
Contributing to a panel discussion on 'Wontumi Radio' in the Ashanti Region, Chairman Wontumi as popularly known maintained that countries that have dealt with the spread of the novel coronavirus took “wicked measures regardless of the effect they have on some individuals, so long as it inured to the larger good of containing the virus”.
Chairman Wontumi in his submission made it clear that without drastic measures, Ghanaians by nature as human beings will not comply with the measures unless they are forced to adhere to the directives.
He added that “in some countries, when people are caught outside in the lockdown, they are fined heavily, but in Ghana when people are caught outside, they are rather given food and pampered to go home”.
He was of the view that Ghanaians are not complying with the current directives due to the fact that they cannot see the novel coronavirus with their naked eyes as they can see rainfall and thunder, enforcing them to run for protection.
He reminded that the country is fighting the COVID-19 in order to save human lives and the economy as it is the situation in every country in the world that have been affected by the global pandemic; reiterating that “the COVID-19 is claiming lives and economy”.
He, however, implored with the Akufo-Addo government to be mean in carrying out the directives to fight the novel coronavirus as being flexible with measures will not yield the intended purpose of the government.
Source: Daniel Adu Darko/Peacefmonline.com
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And yet castigating and insulting Mahama for urging the govt to take certain measures to stop the spread of the virus. Today we heard the stup11d* Wontumi was reported to have cursed Mahama never to come to power again. We multiply it 100 fold and send it back to him and his Party NPP. Today you same is urging your bigotry president to take any draconian measures necessary including locking down the whole country if possible to halt the spread of the virus. A stitch in time....
THE PREPARATION FOR THE LOCKDOWN WAS IMPROPERLY DONE. WHEN SOME STATE ACTORS LIKE THE GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (GMA) WERE CALLING FOR A LOCKDOWN THE AKUFFO ADDO LED GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO SAY WE ARE NOT THERE YET, WE ARE NOT READY FOR A LOCKDOWN, ETC. BY MAKING SUCH STATEMENTS PEOPLE HAD CLEARED THEIR MINDS OFF A LOCKDOWN. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OR FROM NO WHERE DURING A WEEKEND'S EVE THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED A LOCKDOWN AT 22 HOURS GMT. WHAT WAS THAT MEAANT TO BE? HOW COULD PEOPLE HAVE PREPARED MEANINGFULLY FOR THE LOCKDOWN? JUST AS THE FINGERS ARE NOT ALL OF THE SAME LENGTH SO IS IT WITH GHANAIANS TOO. THE ACTIONS AND INACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT BEFORE THE SUDDEN LOCKDOWN IS WHAT IS CREATING THE TOTAL ANARCHY/CHAOS AS WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW AND IT IS OVER TAXING THE SECURITY SERVICES. TO BE BRUTISH TO YOU COUNTRYMEN AND WOMEN FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS AND INACTIONS IS TANTAMOUNT TO UNLEASHING A CHEMICAL ATTACK AGAINST YOUR OWN PEOPLE LIKE SADDAM HUSSEIN DID TO HIS NOTHERN COUNTRY MEN (THE HALABJA ATTACKS IN 1985), THE KURTS. HOW WILL PEOPLE SEE SUCH HASH MEASURES SOME YEARS TO COME AFTER CORONAVIRUS RETURNS TO WHERE IT CAME FROM?