Seasoned Journalist and regular panelist of ‘Kokrokoo’ on Peace FM, Kwesi Pratt has poured his frustrations that his submissions on national issues are usually met with political coloration.
He says, his comments are mostly taken with a political twist something he says bothers him a lot.
Sharing his frustrations on Tuesday edition of Kokrokoo on Peace FM, Mr. Pratt suggested that speaking on national issues is becoming difficult because you risk taking out of contest.
He said this while making his submission on Government of Ghana’s resort to an IMF for a bailout.
The Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper reiterated his stance that the IMF bailout will not help Ghana achieve the needed progress but in expounding on his position on the international financial assistance to the country, Mr. Pratt was alarmed by critics’ statements that tend to say he is on National Democratic Congress (NDC) payroll.
“When you talk, they brand you an NDC member. When you change your mouth, you are called NPP member. One person can be an NDC member in the morning, in the afternoon he becomes an NPP person and in the evening, he is said to be PNC member.”
“When you talk in the morning, they say this person is an NPP staunch person. When you say something different in the afternoon, you turn into an NDC member and in the evening, when you say a different thing, you are called a PNC person”, he added.
Kwesi Pratt wondered why his submissions should be linked to a political party.
“What kind of country are we building?…Why? Why do we worry ourselves like this?”, he exclaimed.
Source: theGhanaianvoice.com