The Editor-in-Chief for the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has expressed worry about former President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to revert the names of certain public universities renamed.
Mr. Baako rather cautioned that such a promise from Mahama could potentially lead him down a “suicidal path”.
Mr. Mahama whiles addressing party supporters, chiefs, and students in Zuarungu in the Upper East Region criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for renaming universities established by the NDC government after their own political figures.
He questioned the logic behind renaming existing universities when the NPP had not constructed any themselves.
Mr. Mahama promised to revert the names should he win the December presidential elections.
But this promise, according to the veteran journalist could be politically suicidal.
“It might even be suicidal for you the person advocating such a thing in terms of the area, what they are perceived as. So, maybe there isn’t quality advice going into some of these campaign promises.
It can impact on election outcomes. This is not an issue you put on the front burner and charge people’s emotions on. It could easily backfire,” Mr. Baako stated.
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