Shed no tears for Chairman Wontumi -Kumasi Pastor

A prominent preacher of the gospel says Mr Benard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) should keep quiet and suffer the consequences of his actions and utterances alone, instead of appealing to Ghanaians and the NPP to sympathise with him.

He said Chairman Wontumi, as he is commonly referred to, must even be thankful to his God and the government, because the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has so far dealt leniently with him, compared to the things he did and said against John Dramani Mahama, then in opposition. The Pastor added that it is always important to be decent in one’s speech because the day of reckoning will come.

At a press conference in Kumasi, Apostle Kofi Nkansah-Sarkodie, affectionately called Saint Sark, stated that people should stop complaining about issues concerning Chairman Wontumi, because he has gone too far with his unsavoury utterances against President John Mahama and Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang in opposition.

Saint Sark, who is the Head Pastor of the Open Arms/Jesus Ministry, emphasised that President Mahama and Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang must sue Wontumi and all those who denigrated and said all kinds of derogatory things about them, especially those concerning the Vice President.

Touching on the forex situation in the country, which is attracting international attention, the Minister of God emphasised that the NPP should appreciate the measures put in place by the NDC government to make the Cedi appreciate significantly against the Dollar and desist from the novice and primitive days’ politics of criticising every good thing about policies being implemented by the John Mahama led-NDC administration.

The socio-political critic explained how the foreign exchange performance has always been the yardstick for measuring government performance and that he would always stand for whatever is good for Ghana, irrespective of which political party it is coming from.

He stressed that the NPP should learn to praise when praise is due and admitted that the cedis’ performance against the major foreign currencies are the result of policies by the NDC government.

On the restructuring of the NPP, Saint Sark said it is good to overhaul the party, but stated that some people who are only seeking their selfish interests in the party and do not have the interest of the country at heart, must be made to stay out of the party.

The Head Pastor also cautioned lawmaker Vincent Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo Constituency to tread cautiously, especially on issues concerning Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, explaining that the MP has a bright political future and lots of years ahead of him to do politics, and must not do things to destroy his own political career.

From Thomas Agbenyegah Adzey, Kumasi 

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