Akufo-Addo diverting focus from coronavirus to political jabs unnecessary – NDC

A member of the National Democratic Congress’ COVID-19 Technical Team, Dr Prosper Akanbong has described as unfortunate claims by the President that critics of government’s efforts at controlling the spread of the virus in Ghana are doing so for their political survival.

According to him, President Nana Addo has given room to be intolerant taking on critics of his management on the COVID-19 fight.

“He himself called for everyone to come on board to help fight this COVID-19 pandemic. He called on political parties, he called on Ghanaians and everyone. Now when people are coming to make recommendations and suggestions and lending their supports in terms of PPE and food items, what political relevance are they trying to gain from this?” he said in an interview on Citi FM.

“I think that he [President Akufo-Addo] is trying to change his focus from the management of COVID-19 to be political because most of these political parties were already grouping and being relevant before this pandemic came,” he argued.

Addressing the nation Sunday evening, President Akufo-Addo urged Ghanaians not to begrudge those politicians taking aims at government’s effort since they do so for their political survival.

According to him, most of the critics are political actors seeking to stay relevant.

“I know some political actors will want you to believe that our current numbers represent a failure on the part of Government. Do not begrudge them. They need to make such comments for their political survival. On the contrary, we must be emboldened in the knowledge that the four thousand, seven hundred (4,700) persons infected, so far, with the virus, have been identified, taken out of the population, isolated and are being treated,” the President said.