Authorities spokesperson Felix Kweiki Ofosu backed rising calls for presidency appointees with presidential ambitions to finally resign if their political actions start to intrude with governance.
Talking on PM Categorical on Monday, MP Abula Aseb Kwamankesu stated the warnings issued by Dr Kalistas Mahama about early succession politics inside the ruling social gathering are “completely true” and deserve severe consideration.
“We have all seen it and his query is well timed,” he stated.
“What he stated is totally true. He is proper, and I am on my arms and knees with him.”
Mr. Felix Kweiki Ofosu confused that the longer term electoral destiny of the federal government will depend upon efficiency and never character.
“It’s our efficiency that can persuade Ghanaians to offer us a brand new mandate,” he stated.
“It doesn’t matter who you carry to the competition.”
He stated Ghanaian voters have change into extra subtle in evaluating governments since 1992 and are much less more likely to reward any candidate if their efficiency is unimpressive.
“You possibly can herald an angel, but when that angel has a sordid story behind it, that angel will not get a cross and other people will not vote for that angel,” he stated.
His feedback come as hypothesis grows over President John Dramani Mahama’s potential successor, though the present authorities continues to be within the early levels of its time period.
Requested whether or not the Presidency was involved about protection of inner campaigning, Felix Kweiki Ofosu acknowledged that there have been clear indicators of political maneuvering, however insisted that a lot of these being mentioned had not formally introduced their intention to contest.
“A few of them might not maintain workplace, however for those who ask them, what would they recuse themselves from within the first place?” he stated.
He famous that except a proper declaration is made, participation in political occasions or conferences with social gathering supporters will be simply dismissed as routine political exercise.
“The truth that you attended a rally right here or met partisan individuals there doesn’t essentially imply that I’ll take part within the contest,” he defined.
Nonetheless, he prompt that there’ll come a degree when these actions and authorities duties are now not suitable.
“There’ll come a time when these actions are now not sustainable in relation to their positions in authorities, and it’s clear that they should stand down,” he warned.
He recalled that former President John Agyokum Kufuor had requested ministers with presidential ambitions to resign from their cupboards forward of the New Patriotic Celebration’s presidential election.
“The president will then be capable to act,” he stated.
“But it surely’s a bit of troublesome to determine that somebody ought to go away after they have not formally expressed their dissent.”
