{"id":400816,"date":"2017-07-13T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T15:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/xmlimport\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/deputy-trade-and-industry-minister-apologizes-for-whining-comment-2\/"},"modified":"2017-07-13T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T15:05:25","slug":"deputy-trade-and-industry-minister-apologizes-for-whining-comment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/13\/deputy-trade-and-industry-minister-apologizes-for-whining-comment-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Trade and Industry Minister apologizes for &#8216;whining&#8217; comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday, 13 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>adomonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-07-13<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26524477.295.jpg\" alt=\"AHOMKA 22\" title=\"AHOMKA 22\" width=\"295\" height=\"162\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385127052\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385127052\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1499958325_688_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay says comments he made recently at a forum of diasporans where he talked about \u201cwhining\u201d were not meant to offend Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ahomka-Lindsay addressing Diaspora Homecoming Summit at the Accra International Conference Centre last Thursday told the diasporans to stop \u201cwhining\u201d about things not working in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody likes whiners, people that spend all the time whining all the time really get on people\u2019s nerves so stop whining,\u201d the Deputy Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>The comments angered some of the participants at the forum one of whom asked, \u201cwho travels 3,000 miles to be a whiner?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A week after the public backlash that his comments attracted, the Deputy Minister said his comments were not meant to cast aspersions but an expression of his experience as someone who lived in the Diaspora and has now returned to the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to assure the people of Ghana and all those who have been offended by my comments that I did not in any way intend to sound offensive in my presentation,\u201d a statement issued Thursday and signed by Mr. Ahomka-Lindsay noted.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S6E5CCNVBwI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read Mr. Ahomka-Liindsay\u2019s statement below:<\/p>\n<p>13th July 2017<\/p>\n<p><b>STATEMENT ON MY SPEECH ON DIASPORA MEETING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I refer to recent discussions on a 2 to 3-minute clip from my 14-minute speech given at the Ghana Diaspora meeting in Accra. The clip is a complete misrepresentation of the speech and taken completely out of context.<\/p>\n<p>I was asked to give my candid opinion on my experience as a Diaspora returnee and how I would advise others who intend to make a similar journey. My speech was in 5 parts: 1. Your approach to trying to get results in Ghana 2. What you should expect when you make the move to Ghana 3. The opportunities available for you in Ghana 4. The rewards for perseverance 5. The next steps<\/p>\n<p>The clip being shown referred to section 1 of the speech. Listening to it independent of the other three sections gives a completely different meaning to the speech I would implore all that want to get a true picture of my speech to look at it on You Tube: https:\/\/youtu.be\/YbkQCoNgSBc<\/p>\n<p>None of my comments were meant to cast aspersions. They were an expression of my personal experience. I wish to assure the people of Ghana and all those who have been offended by my comments that I did not in any way intend to sound offensive in my presentation. 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