[ 2017-02-22 ]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Nzema NPP youth condemn tribal statements by 3 chiefs
A group calling itself Nzema New Patriotic Party
(NPP) Youth in the three Nzema constituencies has
condemned in the strongest terms the unfortunate
tribal statements made by the three chiefs of
Nzema.

According to them, the views expressed by the
three chiefs do not reflect the views and visions
of the peace loving people of Nzema.

A statement, jointly signed by Theophilus Musa
Carl Obed Brew and Aaron Angati, the President,
Vice-President and Acting Secretary respectively
of ‘Train for Change’, explained that there
are seven paramount chiefs in the Nzema enclave
and their checks have confirmed that the other
four were not part of the said press conference
are in total disagreement with the unilateral
decision by the three chiefs.

“We wish to state, emphatically, that we
dissociate ourselves from this unfortunate tribal
and ethnocentric statements by the three chiefs.

“We are all Ghanaians and the constitution is
very clear on equal job opportunities irrespective
of one’s tribe, religion and sex.

“If the Ashanti kingdom were also to decide that
all jobs in the Ashanti region should be offered
to only Ashantis or the Greater Accra chiefs also
were to rise and make statements that jobs on
their land should go to only Indigenes, will Ghana
be united?”

It stated that jobs should be applied for based on
merit, competence and loyalty to Ghana and not
tribe.

“If the chiefs in the Northern Region have
staged a press conference rejecting the retired
Professor, would he have become the acting vice
chancellor of University of Development Studies
(UDS),” the group said.

According to them, Ghana Gas is not reserved for
only Nzema people because it is for Ghanaians and
the unfortunate ploy by a few individuals to
scuttle the success of the NPP in Nzema would
fail.

“We the NPP youth, the entire people of Nzema
fully support the appointment of Dr Ben Asante
because he is qualified, experienced and better
suited for the job”.

“It is within the purview of Awulaemo to lobby
for jobs for Nzemas, but it should not be limited
to only jobs in the Nzemaland.

“Awulaemo should lobby the president to give us
jobs in Tamale, Ho, Tema etc and not tie the hands
of the President to specific jobs in Nzema for
Nzema people”

“The path taken by the three chiefs is dangerous
for the unity of this nation, and we call on all
well-meaning Ghanaians, the media, civil societies
and our development partners to join us in
condemning this tribal and ethnocentric practice.

“We do not wish to denigrate the retired
professor, who is using the three chiefs to coerce
the President, to give him a job but since he has
called for it, we would like him to, honestly,
answer the following questions:

“Where was the retired professor when we were
campaigning? Does he still stand by his
mathematical analysis that Nana Akufo-Addo will
not win the 2016 elections?

“Is he still teaching in Kenya as a professor
since he was convinced NPP will not win? Did he
openly campaign for the NDC and got an award for
his so- called efforts?”

Source - The Finder

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