Charles Bissue (L) and Felix Kwakye Ofosu (R)
The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan, Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue, has chastised Felix Kwakye Ofosu for what he described as his disrespect towards President John Dramani Mahama.
Sharing his views on the cocaine plane saga and the National Intelligence Bureau’s failed attempt to arrest Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Bissue remarked that Felix Kwakye Ofosu’s decision to speak publicly on the matter, despite the president already tasking security agencies to investigate and collaborate with Ntim Fordjour regarding the drug trafficking allegations, demonstrated a lack of respect for the president.
Bissue stated that Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, acted independently without the president’s directive or instructions, thereby showing disrespect and exposing the Office of the President.
“There are a lot more questions to be answered. Felix Kwakye Ofosu arrogantly coming out is not him just disrespecting Ghanaians, but also disrespecting the president and exposing him,” he said on Asaase Radio on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Bissue further stated that the actions of the minister raise serious concerns about the country’s image and reputation.
He explained that even if Kwakye Ofosu wished to address the matter publicly and counter the accusations made by Ntim Fordjour, he should have waited until the security agencies, who were tasked by the president to investigate the claims, had completed their investigation and provided their findings and reports.
“I’m not saying the president is bad, but he is my president now and if I sit for a young person to expose him to that extent then it means the image of Ghana ought to be questioned. The president came out to task relevant agencies to deal with this matter and as such, it is the various ministries that should instruct the agencies to carry on and do the work and report back to the presidency,” he stated.
He continued, “Once that is done and a communique needs to come out, they (ministries) all need to sit together before the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications comes out to speak, but then if he comes out to say, ‘if he were the president he would have acted differently,’ means there is a big gap and the president is naked.”
Furthermore, Bissue expressed his belief that Felix Kwakye Ofosu acted on his own volition, without the president’s directive, which he argued demonstrated a clear disregard for authority and must as such be called to order before his actions affect the government.
“He is actually on his own talking for the presidency of Ghana when the president hasn’t given him instructions. The presidency does not belong to NDC alone but to all of us. He is exposing the president and he must be called to order,” he reiterated.
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