President Akufo-Addo in one of his addresses to the Nation on Corona-virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) indicated that some 400,000 needy Ghanaians will be fed during the current lockdown.
The Finance Minister subsequently presented to Parliament an estimate of GHC40million for the feeding exercise. It is also reported in the media that the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) spends GHC2million everyday for feeding the estimated 400,000 Ghanaians.
The deception of using state resources to feed political party members of the ruling NPP and the corruption in this whole feeding will be a subject for analysis on a different day – the day of accountability.
I want to prioritize the dangers of the style of feeding which is more dire and pressing compared to the stealing of the public purse, for now.
Fellow Ghanaians, we have witnessed the over crowding of innocent citizens expecting to be fed in many areas.
- So what problem has this shambolic feeding solved apart from the compounding spread of the deadly COVID-19?
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After government allocated funds to the MMDCE’s to provide food for the vulnerable citizens, they decided to support Members of Parliament on the tickets of NPP and Party Executives to cook with the State resources and share for thier members in an appalling overcrowded scenes. Videos abound for all to see how thousands gather to fight over food (many of which are poorly cooked).
With this major challenge and time bomb starring at us, the usual hypocrisy of our Moral Society is at play. As a Concerned Citizen, I cringe to these uncomfortable scenes while many look on to the over politicization and haphazard means of the distribution of the food.
Fellow Ghanaians, let’s all rise up to condemn this unpatriotic and self seeking act of government officials and party officers.
Whiles I agree that there is the urgent need for the distribution of food to the most vulnerable in our communities, the purpose is gravely defeated by the lack of observing social distancing which can, obviously will cause the increase of COVID 19.
I think it is about time we start telling our leaders especially the President the truth for him to get more serious in his effort to fight this pandemic. The President can not give directives for the citizens to adhere whiles appointees of his government and executive officers of his own political party act contrary to his directives with impunity!
This virus knows not royals, pastors, Members of Parliament, nor ordinary citizens so let’s stop the unnecessary HYPOCRISY, political advantage, political incumbency advantage and fight the common enemy which is the coronavirus with a clean heart and mind.
Let’s all stand up for equal right and justice to fight COVID-19.
Chief Hamilton Biney Nixon
Deputy National Organizer
NDC Headquarters
Adabraka – Accra
Ghana.