The Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has thrown his weight over calls for Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi-Boateng, to be sacked by the President.
The High Commissioner has come under intense criticism for assuring Tertiary Students’ Confederacy Network (TESCON) of the NPP that he would prioritise their needs.
“This government is doing its best to create job opportunities and me, for instance, I told my people over there [that] it is because of NPP that I’m here so the NPP man is my priority. I told them when NDC was in power it was Kwesi Ahwoi who was there, now we are in power, so Ayisi-Boateng is here with you. My topmost priority is the problems of an NPP person before any other Ghanaian, take it or leave it,” he said.
This declaration did not go down well with a section of Ghanaians when it was publicised, with many calling for him to step down or be sacked.
Initially, Mr Ayisi-Boateng defended his comments, claiming that his comments were taken out of context.
He later issued a statement apologising for the comments which have been roundly condemned.
The apology notwithstanding, Minority members of Parliament have demanded that the President dismiss him from the position.
And the calls, Kweku Baako speaking on Joy News’ Current Affairs Programme, Newsfile said was not out of order.
“If I had my own way, I would have urged the President to ask him to step aside…,” he said on the show.
Fire Ayisi-Boateng – Kweku Baako
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