{"id":1193523,"date":"2022-08-29T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T10:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/29\/be-cautious-in-interfering-in-governance-process-sammy-awuku-to-uk-high-commissioner\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T10:14:13","slug":"be-cautious-in-interfering-in-governance-process-sammy-awuku-to-uk-high-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/29\/be-cautious-in-interfering-in-governance-process-sammy-awuku-to-uk-high-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Be cautious in interfering in governance process &#8211; Sammy Awuku to UK High Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Be cautious in interfering in governance process - Sammy Awuku to UK High Commissioner\" title=\"Be cautious in interfering in governance process - Sammy Awuku to UK High Commissioner\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has questioned the rationale behind recent  by the UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Sammy Awuku is concerned about what he sees as a seeming imbalance in the diplomat\u2019s commentary regarding Ghana\u2019s governance issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"8XCoDaSKJZw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cut down the cost of running your gov&#039;t - Harriet Thompson To Pres. Akufo Addo - News Desk\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8XCoDaSKJZw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The former Organiser for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) indicated that the diplomat must channel some of the energy towards some issues engaging the attention of her home country, the UK.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the High Commissioner to be mindful of her remits in order not to overstep her boundaries as a diplomat through her assertions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I beg to differ with the way she also expresses her opinion. That doesn\u2019t mean that we are gagging people. But I think that there\u2019s definitely a code as well for diplomats and I think sometimes she might also be a bit cautious with the way she interferes in the governance process of the country,\u201d he said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, in an interview on <strong>JoyNews<\/strong> addressed certain developments in the country. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"LVHNM0dBJp4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Freedom: Government committed to protecting media freedom - Harriet Thompson\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVHNM0dBJp4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mrs Thompson, among other things, asked that President Akufo-Addo stands with Ghanaians as the country goes through economic challenges by cutting down on expenditure as a sign of solidarising with the plight of the citizenry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>She also described as worrying the perception that corruption is getting worse in the country.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking on Joy Prime, Sammy Awuku insisted that \u201cshe is been very eloquent in interfering in the governance process of a country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>On her call for expenditure cuts, the NLA D-G explained that \u201conce she begins to also express these opinions, they are good, but it\u2019s important that she also becomes very balanced in what\u2019s also happening back home in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s talking about cutting down costs, which I also find very interesting which is so good for the midst of this UK is also investing more in ammunition to support Ukraine, to the detriment of the British people, who are also feeling the pinch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has questioned the rationale behind recent by the UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson. Sammy Awuku is concerned about what he sees as a seeming imbalance in the diplomat\u2019s commentary regarding Ghana\u2019s governance issues. 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