RESPONSE TO THE MINISTER FOR GENDER AND SOCIAL PROTECTION IN RESPECT OF HER STATEMENT REGARDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN KLOTTEY-KORLE AND BEYOND
My attention has been drawn to a statement by the Minister responsible for Gender and Social Protection, Mrs. Cynthia Mamle Morrison in which she makes strenuous but unconvincing efforts to address the disturbing occurrences regarding distribution of food in these difficult times.
For the record, I wish to reiterate that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a major humanitarian crisis which does not warrant partisanship in extending support to the vulnerable.
It is imperative to recall that long before those of us in Klottey-Korle came to terms with what appears to be unconscionable levels of partisan discrimination in the distribution of food in our constituency, several of such reports had been widely reported. Indeed, Ghanaweb put out a video report of a lady who had been denied food because she could not produce an NPP card as far back as 10th April, 2020. The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Mr. John Dumelo had to locate the said lady and make donations to her following that report.
My colleague MP in the Ablekuma South Constituecy Dr. Oko Vanderpuije had to also go public about how food intended for the poor was being distributed in NPP vehicles under the direct supervision of the NPP candidate for that constituency. Dr. Oko Vanderpuije before speaking to the press about the unfortunate development had called Mrs. Cynthia Mamle Morrison on phone to bring the matter to her notice and to register his protest.
The media continues to report similar situations of seeming partisanship in food distribution across many lockdown constituencies. This is complimentary to reports from many Ghanaians who have shared their ordeal on social media.
This development is unGhanaian and inhumane and has led Civil Society Organisations such as the Center for Women in Politics (ACWP) to issue statements a few days ago condemning the practice.
Respectfully, I was expecting the Minister to have acted statesmanly by engaging me to assist her with evidence from the ground. At least she could have promised to launch an investigation into all these reports to determine the veracity or otherwise of the widespread claims. But rather unfortunately, she chose the path of name calling and engaging in old fashioned political shenanigans. A path I refuse to tread.
I call on the President, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to institute credible investigations into the seeming politicization of food distribution in this time of crisis. My constituents and I stand ready to cooperate and to present unimpeachable evidence before such an investigative panel.
May we learn to eschew needless partisanship in this defining period in the history of humankind and come together in true unity to win the war against COVID-19 and to protect the vulnerable adversely impacted in these apocalyptic times.
Signed,
Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings
[MP, Klottey-Korley Constituency]
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Zenator is a member of the parallel NDC Covid 19 committee with an agenda to rubbish every effort of government in this Corona menace. She has to make unnecessary noise to relevant in that group. Also note that NDC has no flagbearer, Zenator's name has been mentioned as a potential flag bearer, so the NDC gurus are testing her popularity by using her to make such baseless accusation. She should shine her eyes and desist from this open lies, since her utterances is rather opening healed wounds created by her father who now sounds repented. There is a saying that 'if you have cotton wool in between your legs, you don't cross fire'. A word to the wise .......
I thought you were going to be deferent,but you are taking the same root,am sorry for you,young lady,don't go the way of your pals babies with sharp teeth,go to your father and let him advice you,not forgetting your mother,don't disgrace yourself.
Hey doctor did call the sector minister to register your protest as your colleague MP did? You rather choose to do gutter politics, let me ask you is anything on social media as you claim you get your evidence from are true? Aaaaaa be wise and stop misbehaving ok.
Super response from Dr. Some evil hungry people are still practicing old fashioned politics virtually in everything. To bad. Some people behave as if they come from the moon. I pray they reap their fruits on a deadly sick bed. God save us- Ghana. The truth shall stand at all times. Inshallah
As for this you have goofed Zenator. So you mean you have been in the country and never heard of people from NPP and NDC jointly sharing food? Why didn't you make a statement to commend them? Because you wanted the world to see that you have managed to send some cheap food, you decided to act so childishly by using the case of two people, one an unknown lady to conclude that the whole food distribution is based on partisan lines? So why have you not continued to distribute on daily basis. The amount of money and wealth in your family can feed the whole of Accra for months. But you went to hide in your air-conditioned room and only came out to screem. What a shame!! Politics is for adults and successful people. It is not for young pampered babies who have failed in their social life.
My sweet lady, I am disappointed in you. Is too early for you to follow this dirty politicking lane. Please don't let your people push you into this gutter political style. In fact I was very ashamed of you when I realized that the food you were sharing was not in a pack but in an ordinary polythene bag as if they were meant to dogs, excuse my words. Please come again. Don't bring yourself.
girl,you are from a different breed, seek your conscience not NDC
Madam.Dont get discouraged by the act of NPP commentators here.They are specially employed to be doing this dirty job of commenting negatively about anything from the NDC ,be it of national interest of not.They are jobless mogul out there who are allowing the NPP to use them to this this job.They want to creat an impression that the whole Ghanaian populace is against what YOU HAVE SAID.The decerning people of Ghana wont stoop so low to be sitting behind their computers and defending every ***barred word*** act of the NPP fro a small fee.SHAME ONTO those commenting and bring her dads issue into this.dirty politics from NKrasefo)
GIRL, YOU HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL AHEAD OF YOU; DO YOUR BEST TO AVOID THESE GUTTER POLITICKING
It is unbelievable why the piglet is not asking the mother Why the mouth so BIG??!#$....reason being ,the piglet knows the history of the Family So she dares not ask.... Zanetor thinks we Ghanaians are ***barred word*** ,thanks to Akkuffo Addos government and their free educationour eyes are opened to the truth....no one ,not even your father or mother can come throw Dust in our eyes,how much more you,who were brought up with our Toil and sweat and sent to big schools whilst the Rest of Ghanaians are being robbed and murdered by Your father and the NDC (BABIES WITH SHARP TEETH FAMILY WHO WERE UNGRATEFUL TO DRAG YOUR FATHER LIJE A DOG THROUGH TOILET BY MEN LIKE ASIEDU NKETIA,JOHN DUMELO,TAMAKLOES ETC) .YOU GOT THE NERVE TO COME LIE TO OUR INTELIGENCE AGAIN!!#$%... WHO IN THIS TIME ASKS FOR ID B4 SHARING FOOD?? UNLIKE THE EVIL DEEDS THE NDC DID WHILST THEY WERE IN POWER BY DRIVING CARS OVER HUMAN BEIGNS AND KILLING MPS IN THEIR HOUSES AND KEEPING THE CRIMINALS COMFORTABLE IN THEIR PARTY AND ALSO SINGING TO OUR FACES "" YEN TIE OBIAA"" translated WE WONT LISTEN TO NOBODY....WHAT KIND OF A GOVERMENT IS THAT??? ANY GOOD MEANING THOUGHTFULL PATRIOT OF GHANA WILL NEVER VOTE FOR NDC AGAIN , U CAN ONLY FEED ON THE SIMPLE MINDED ILLITERATES ,MURDERS,***barred word*** AND PEOPLE WHO SPREAD LIES AND DIVISION ..... GO AND ASK YOUR FATHER WHAT HE DID TO PEOPLE WHO WERE SELLING COMMON GOODS IN THE MARKET,HAVE HIS SOLDIERS LASH A WOMAN NAKED IN HER PRIVATE PARTS , U NEED TO BE CAREFUL HOW U FOLLOW THESE NDC THUGGS THEY WILL LEAD U NOWHERE JUST LIKE THE STOLEN MONEY THAT WAS USED TO EDUCATE U HAS BECOME A CURSE ON YOU