[ 2015-12-01 ]

Ex-President John Kufuor

Technocrats must speak up – Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has charged
academics and technocrats in the country to come
out of their shells and speak out on the direction
the nation is going in order to save the country.

According to him, the leadership of the country
does not know everything and are often bound to
make mistakes without proper counsel from
technical experts.
“That one may become president or minister
doesn’t mean one knows everything.We need our
technocrats there to speak out” he noted.

Speaking at the 10th anniversary memorial lecture
of the late Oyeeman Wereko Ampem, the former
President tasked Ghanaian technocrats to speak out
for what is right and point out the wrongs in
society regardless of the cost.


“Its high time, I believe, people talked and
talked frankly – if you like brutally frankly to
political leaders so they will get their bearings
right.”

Former President Kufuor’s comment comes few
weeks after President Mahama criticized economist
and running mate to the NPP Flagbearer Dr.
Mahamoud Bawumia for allegedly describing him as
incompetent.

The President in his response said Dr. Bawumia
had not been President before and did not have the
right to criticize him.

Source - Citifmonline

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