{"id":273172,"date":"2011-01-08T16:26:30","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T16:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=45584"},"modified":"2011-01-08T16:26:30","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T16:26:30","slug":"is-president-mills-serious-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/08\/is-president-mills-serious-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Is President Mills Serious At All?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How serious is President Fiifi Evans  Kakra Atta Mills, many are querying. Most of his baby-face Ministers are  not only novice in politics but are complete non-starters who should  not have been considered for such responsibilities at all.<br \/>\nThey  simply get dazed for spinning in their posts, round pegs in square  holes, and then commence chirping insults as does a caged or a trapped  hungry bird. No wonder, they are often referred to as &#8220;Team B&#8221; Ministers  by the sole Founding father of the NDC party, Togbe Avaklasu J.J.  Rawlings.<br \/>\nNot long ago, the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Kobby  Acheampong, came out to insinuate that Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, alias Sir  John, behaves as &#8220;Kumasi Kookoase Kuraseni&#8221;. By his accusation, he had  imported that anyone who lives in Kumasi as well as all cocoa farmers  are uncivilized, bush people so to speak. If Kumasi residents are  uncivilized, then how greatly unrefined are those living in the other  towns and villages in the Ashanti Region? Just on Wednesday, 5th January  2011, a Deputy Information Minister, James Agyenim-Boateng, has  underestimated the intelligence of Taxi drivers whose votes earned Mr.  Fiifi John Evans Atta Mills the Presidency of Ghana.<br \/>\nHe said and  I quote, \u201cWhen it comes to the men, the personnel and all of that we  have them and\u2026 indeed, in this administration, I\u2019m yet to hear somebody  point to somebody who they will call a taxi driver taking a ministerial  position\u201d Is it wrong for a well educated, disciplined, sensible,  selfless and patriotic Taxi driver who cherishes to be of service to his  nation and people to be in government? Had one Dr. Tony Aidoo also not  displayed the usual senselessness of the fanaticism of the NDC by  branding all Christians speaking in tongues when possessed by the Holy  Ghost as mad people?<br \/>\nFor how long will President Mills continue  to sit on his lap, scratching his head, rubbing his palms against the  other, looking on nonchalant whilst his Ministers and government  appointees heap insults on the electorates in particular, and Ghanaians  in general? Is this passive attitude being shown by President Mills a  sign of weakness or sorry to say, sheer stupidity? Is he actually in  control of his government? I am afraid not. Did he not come out less  than two months ago to advise against the politics of insults? Are not  his own Government Ministers and advisors that are spear-heading that  agenda of dehumanizing people through insults?<br \/>\nIt is about time  President Mills sacked at least one of his Ministers for insulting  Ghanaians to prove how serious he is or else, he will continue to be  seen as the usual lame duck quacking. I am very much aware that his  health may not permit him to scrutinize the work, attitude, and  comportment of all his Ministers but at least, those few ones who  conspicuously pride themselves as insolents in their speech and  reactions, in attempts to degrade a section of the populace must be  dealt with. &#8220;A word to the wise is enough&#8221;<br \/>\nSource: Rockson Adofo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How serious is President Fiifi Evans Kakra Atta Mills, many are querying. 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