Ace Journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has questioned why Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is not being allowed to freely choose his running mate.
Over 10 kingpins in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are reportedly lobbying to become Bawumia's running mate. The same applies to regional groups like the NPP opinion leaders in the Greater Accra.
The Greater Accra supporters have called on their presidential candidate to choose a Ga as running mate.
However, Kwesi Pratt believes choosing a running mate should not be based on the person's tribe but on competence; describing such lobbying acts as "foolishness"
"Where from such tribalism? Whether the person is a Ga or Frafra what difference does it make? let's be serious!!! The main criteria should not be where the person is coming from but the capacity to think," he fumed.
To him, this unnecessary pressure on the Vice-President "will not help Bawumia...why are you doing this to this man; no presidential candidate since 1992 has been treated this way. It's as if Bawumia can't make decisions of his own. Now we've got to the level of dictation; stop that."
Mr Pratt revealed that "the same appears to apply to the NDC; this foolishness has gripped all the parties and it must stop"
Kwesi Pratt was contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo'
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Panin ***barred word***, npp asem fa woho ben, wose s3 denky3m
This outrageous comment from the viper Kwesi Pratt is to dilute the waters and shield his pay master dea’d goa’t Mahama from the silly comment he made about WASCE kids cheating. Man Pratt we see your craft. It’s very hypocritical in nature. You are a hypocrite.
I get you, Obi-Ba. It is not as if the Ashanti region does not have competent people to occupy the vice presidency. Indeed, it does in abundance, and if it is party-strategic to complement the faith and trust the Ashanti region has in the NPP, why not honor it by selecting the vice president from there? Don't mind Kwesi Pratt; he is always doing the bidding of his paymasters, anyway.
I have always held the view that Kwesi Pratt is a hypocrite because he thinks he is too cunning to play the populist game when his main purpose is to make the NPP look bad in the eyes of the people of Ghana. Because the NDC has the same problem and is cutting across. I agree with him when he says competence should be the determining factor. Knowing very well that we are not there yet in our part of the world. And it is unfortunate that it is being labelled as tribal rather than partisan. The Ashanti region has always been loyal to the NPP per se because it strongly supports Dr Bawumia even though he is not from there. Is this also a tribal connotation? But Ghana's greatest ace journalist of all time has lost his reason.
Uncle Kwesi Pratt(Nkwandeewa), who told you there is pressure on Dr Bawumia?. Has Dr Bawumia told you there is pressure on him? Hypocrite
Agama lizard! Who made you lord over NPP? Go talk this to your marines!
Agenda setting man indeed. Who told you avout rhe lobbying? When has lobbying been bad? Why dont you talk about the same lobbying with Mahama? We all know your hatred for NPP why do you come to advise? We know the impression youre trying to create. No one iafalking prey to your tactics
Personally i don't see anything wrong with people lobbying for the running mate position of both parties i.e. The NPP and NDC. Politics is about lobbying. However at the end of the day the responsibility to decide who should run with them lies in the presidential candidates.
Agenda setting man. Very low thinking person. Isn't same jostling also going on for John mahama. Why won't you speak same way ? He is setting the basis to push the agenda of Bawumia not been of his own but all this tactics won't work and he will win to your chagrin.
Hypocrite Pratt! He meant different. Go and advise JM