Deputy Information Minister Pius Hadzide has dismissed reports claiming he is comparing performance of the Akufo-Addo administration to the erstwhile Kufuor government.
The said report by the Daily Post newspaper claims the deputy minister says the Akufo-Addo has performed better than the eight years of the Kufuor administration
However in a statement, Mr Hadzide said: “I wish to state for the record that the said publication is FALSE. It is only a further attempt by a discredited newspaper to soil the good image of the President, H.E. Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo and I and to cause enmity between the two venerable statesmen; John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“At no point has there been any attempt to bring to disrepute the legacy of the former President J.A. Kufuor nor has the President directed me on any such agenda. Indeed it is the desire of the current administration to improve upon and safeguard the legacy of the high performing J.A. Kufour administration in which Nana Akufo Addo served with distinction. It can not and will never be that I or anyone within the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition will seek to belittle the legacy of the former President”.
It added: “This publication is clearly motivated by hatred and ill-will and I call on the public to disregard it. It is only a deranged person who will seek to belittle the contribution of former President J.A. Kuffuor to the development of this country. Indeed, the New Patriotic Party(NPP) has proven through Ex-president Kufour and President Akufo-Addo that it is the only party truly committed to and capable of delivering development to Ghana through the many policies it has implemented.
“I advice the writer, the newspaper, their paymasters and sponsors from within the National Democratic Congress to rather apply themselves and expend their resources on discussing and resolving the obvious cracks, bickering and divisions within their ranks as evidenced by the publication of a book by one of the advisors-in-chief to their Flagbearer John Mahama denigrating their Founder”.
Below are details of the statement
RE:AKUFO ADDO UNLEASHES PIUS HADZIDE ON J.A. KUFUOR
My attention has been drawn to a frivolous publication in the Daily Post newspaper issue of today, 13th August 13, 2020 with the caption “Akufo- Addo Unleashes Pius Hadzide on J.A Kufuor to denigrate the ex-President’s legacy.
I wish to state for the record that the said publication is FALSE. It is only a further attempt by a discredited newspaper to soil the good image of the President, H.E. Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo and I and to cause enmity between the two venerable statesmen; John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
At no point has there been any attempt to bring to disrepute the legacy of the former President J.A. Kufuor nor has the President directed me on any such agenda. Indeed it is the desire of the current administration to improve upon and safeguard the legacy of the high performing J.A. Kufour administration in which Nana Akufo Addo served with distinction. It can not and will never be that I or anyone within the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition will seek to belittle the legacy of the former President.
This publication is clearly motivated by hatred and ill-will and I call on the public to disregard it. It is only a deranged person who will seek to belittle the contribution of former President J.A. Kuffuor to the development of this country. Indeed, the New Patriotic Party(NPP) has proven through Ex-president Kufour and President Akufo-Addo that it is the only party truly committed to and capable of delivering development to Ghana through the many policies it has implemented.
I advice the writer, the newspaper, their paymasters and sponsors from within the National Democratic Congress to rather apply themselves and expend their resources on discussing and resolving the obvious cracks, bickering and divisions within their ranks as evidenced by the publication of a book by one of the advisors-in-chief to their Flagbearer John Mahama denigrating their Founder.
Again, I call on the good people of Ghana to treat the said publication and its content with the greatest contempt it deserves. It is everything journalism is not.
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Pius Enam Hadzide
Hon. Deputy Minister
Ministry of Information.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
