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NDC National Organiser Kofi Adams is beside himself with joy.
The
National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart had his wish came to pass
when government released a statement to officially fire Mr Francis
Kwarteng Arthur from his post.
He has lauded government for the
swift action taken in sanctioning the ISD Acting Director for his role
in the unpardonable blunder which made the country and Mahama-led
government a laughing stock in the eyes of the world.
“...It’s
a good news. People must begin to pay for their idiocy. One person
cannot let the whole system suffer. If you can’t work as a government
appointee, leave, there’re more people ready to do the job,” he said, hours after the news went viral.
The
embattled acting ISD Director was fired on Wednesday night in a
statement signed by Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, for his role in what
has now become known as the 59th Independence Day Anniversary
Brochuregate.
The statement partly read – “Mr Francis Kwarteng Arthur has been relieved of his duties as acting Director of the Information Services Department.”
Mr
Kwarteng has been in the spotlight for taking responsibility for errors
in this year’s Independence Day anniversary brochure that was riddled
with many grammatical errors and factual inaccuracies.
The errors
in the 30-page document have caused many critics – both home and abroad
– to criticise the government on many media platforms, especially on
social media.
Among the many mistakes in the brochure was the representation of Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, as the President of Ghana.
Expressions such as, "The innovated partnership is being concretised in many areas of economic trajectory, particularly trade...", "...rainbow at the end of the tunnel...", "...as if by divine-designed..." and "Ghana has attained a low-income status in the world...", have also been described as ambiguous or false by some observers.
The
statement also directed that the Ministry of Communications, headed by
Dr Omane Boamah, take over responsibility of the Flagstaff House
Communications Bureau.
It comes after presidential staffer, Stan Dogbe, was fingered as having a hand in the embarrassing faux pas.
Speaking on NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed Ghana Montie, Mr Adams maintained that “high
level government appointees must all pay for their mistakes including
civil service and public service personnel. Their laziness affects
productivity.”
“I am not ready to defend the indefensible things like the independence day blunder,” he added. |
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