A member of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) COVID-19 technical team, Dr Prosper Akanbong, has described as unnecessary President Akufo-Addo’s admonishing to Ghanaians on the need for good nutrition in the fight against the Coronavirus disease.
According to him, such information from the President was needless and “should have been left for the technical people.”
The President in his address on Sunday, May 10, among other things, advised the public to improve personal hygiene, engage in fitness and exercise as well as eat healthy to boost immunity to the virus.
“For instance, we are told that the key vitamins that fortify our immune system are vitamins A, B6, C, and E. Fortunately for us, in Ghana, all of these can be found in many of our foods, such as oranges, kontomire, millet, cashew nuts, crabs, plantain, okro, dawadawa, brown rice and mushrooms.
“Following a good diet, patronising our healthy foods, exercising regularly, ensuring our personal hygiene, and improving our lifestyle habits should become part and parcel of our daily routines, which will help bolster our immune systems, and help us in the fight against the pandemic,” the President said in his address.
But speaking on Accra-based radio station, Citi FM, Mr Akanbong said the President “should have spared us the lecture on good nutrition.”
“If you are saying we should boost our immune system let that come from the technical people . . . it is almost towards the middle or latter part that they are coming to tell us . . . they should have done it at the beginning,” he added.
Source: Daily Graphic
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DRIVEL DOCTOR! PROPAGANDA WILL NOT TAKE YOU TO ANYWHERE. ***barred word*** DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NDC Doctor.Whatelse do you expect?
ONYAME YEDA WASE. DID WE NOT SAY THAT THE NDC COVID-19 TEAM WAS NOT MEANT FOR ANYTHING GOODDD BUT FOR USELESSSS AND DESTRUCTIVEE CRITICISMM. DID JESUS NOT SAY "EVERYTHING HIDDEN WILL BE MADE PUBLIC". THE STATEMENT OF NDC COVID-19 TEAM MEMBER AKANBONG, SARCASTICALLY "AKOA ABON", REFLECTS THE EXACT MIND OF THE NDC COVIS-19 TEAM. WHAT ON EARTH COULD AKABONG CRITICIZE THE GOOD NUTRITION APPENDAGE IN THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS AS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THEY COULD BE MADE BY THE EXPERTS. THIS IS RIDICULOUSSS AND ABYSMALL IGNORANCE, TYPICAL OF NDC TEAM "B AND C" MINDS WHICH MAHAMA FILLED HIS GOVERNMENT WITH. AKABONG LACKS GOOD LOGICCC AND WISDOMMM. HE SHOULD KNOW THAT EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT COULD BE SAID BY ONE EXPERT OR ANOTHER. YES, ALL THE VARIOUS ISSUES IN THE ADDRESS COULD BE MADE BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY ARE STATED BY THE PRESIDENT THEY CARRY DIFFERENT WEIGHT TO THE PUBLIC. IN FACT SOME OF THE ISSUES IN THE ADDRESS HAD BEEN STATED BY SOME EXPERTS AND MINISERIES IN SOME FORUMS WITHOUT ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE. THEY GET THAT ATTENTION WHEN THEY ARE ADDRESSED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE ADDRESS ALSO HELPS TO GET ALL COVID=19 RELATED ISSUES TOGETHER FOR EASY PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. NDC CPVID-19 TEAM SHOULD LISTEN TO ADDRESSES OF TRUMP OF USA, ANDREW CUOMO OF NEW YORK, BORIS JOHNSON OF UK AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AND STOP BEING MYOPIC AND TOO LOCAL.
Doctor Akan w’a bong that’s why your name is AKANBONG!!! NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
So you see such a person saying he is a Doctor meanwhile politics has blinded him and his knowledge. We have only ONE President and he’s the one we are all listening to ok Mr boot licker 👅 Even my obroni wife says the President’s advice is very good because many people will do that to boost their immune systems. Incompetent NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
A vi$itionless Doctor.
When the West is even giving vitamins to their citizens, you sit there because of politics to criticise the President for advising on good nutrition and on sources like kontomire for us poor people. We are tired of your hypocrisy!
Propaganda Doctor.
Oh Doc., is this how to announce your s.t.upi.di t.y. Are you saying the President cannot advise the citizenry. This means you don't advise your patients on diet and healthy practices because that is not necessary. You lack critical thinking.
WHHAAATT. So if you are in opposition, you must oppose whatever your opponent says? This guy is pathetic. Then the president should not address us at all. He is not an expert in COVID 19. And you are a member of a team to advise.