[ 2014-10-21 ]

Kukurudu’ chanting Minister invokes Antoa
The Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Mavis Ama
Frimpong, has threatened to invoke the Antoa
Nyamaa river deity to clear her name in connection
with a leaked tape that recorded her voice as
chanting “Kukurudu,” the slogan of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP).

The incident occurred when she was addressing a
meeting organised by the National Democratic
Congress (NDC)—the party of which she is a
member—in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional
capital.

Ms Frimpong, a week ago, shocked the Eastern
regional executives of the NDC when she chanted
the slogan of the main opposition party, during a
meeting with the National Chairman of the party,
Dr Kwabena Adjei, at the Residency.

The deputy minister chanted “Kukurudu! Kukurudu!
Kukurudu!” ostensibly to capture the attention
of the party gurus as she was about to deliver her
welcome address.

She became aware of the blunder when her attention
was drawn to it, compelling her to render an
apology.

NDC insiders believe Ms Frimpong, former DCE until
she was elevated to her present position, was only
exhibiting her true NPP colours when she chanted
the slogan.

Some of the executives wondered why the deputy
minister could commit such an ‘unpardonable’
mistake.

The meeting with the regional executives formed
part of Dr Adjei’s campaign tour of the region.

However, DAILY GUIDE has gathered that the issue
was causing great confusion among the regional
executives of the NDC as fingers were being
pointed at some executives for the leak.

DAILY GUIDE can confirm that it had created
misunderstanding, accusations and
counter-accusations among the executives which had
compelled the Deputy Eastern Regional Organiser
and the substantive Organiser, Kudjo Adukpo, to
threaten invoking Antoa Nyamaa to clear his name.

Even though the National Chairman of the party, Dr
Kwabena Adjei, has apologised on behalf of the
deputy minister, explaining that it was a ‘mere
verbal error’, some party executives still want
to get to the bottom of the matter to identify the
person behind the leak of the tape.

Some executives believe that some individuals, who
initially kicked against the appointment of Mavis
as the Deputy Eastern Regional Minister by
President John Dramani Mahama, might be
responsible for the leaked information.

The Lord Has Spoken

Reacting to the deputy minister’s blunder, Mrs
Ursula Owusu Ekuful, MP for Ablekuma West, says Ms
Frimpong’s action was divine.
Speaking to the issue, Ursula said, “Out of the
abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”

“Even NDC ministers are shouting
‘Kukurudu!’…And so in 2016 it means the Lord
has spoken. They have accepted that the NPP is the
only option,” she remarked in a panel discussion
on a Peace FM morning show programme.

Source - Daily Guide

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