You are here: HomeOpinionsArticles2014 07 30Article 318844

Opinions of Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Columnist: Sarpong, Justice

Oman Ghana Radio Serial Callers Are Menace To Nana Akuffo Addo

I am really disappointed in the Oman Ghana program under the Host of Nana Frimpong that emanates from London with its serial callers who are doing a lot of disservice to Nana Akuffo Addo and his vastitude of love for humankind.

I wrote a friendly article advising these Nana Akuffo Addo supporters who meant well but their approach of insulting people who don't agree with Nana or are perceived not to be in Nana's camp to tone their language down especially when addressing Asantehene and his perceived NDC Party leanings. I just don't know where these People got the information that Nana is an NDC supporter just because he entertains President Mahama and former President Rawlings at the Manhyia Palace, the same courtesy he extends to former President Kuffour and Nana Akuffo Addo. I even have the information that, Otumfo has given Nana Akuffo Addo a house in kumasi, at Nhyieaso so anytime Nana comes to kumasi, he stays at at this house since 2008 to date. Are these people aware of that? What if Ndc supporters also use this information as Asantehene's support for Nana Akuffo Addo, will they be right?

Let's even assume that Asantehene is an NDC supporter, is he as a voter not entitled to vote for any party or person he wants? Where is it stipulated that Asantehene has to support Npp? Folks,the stool of Asantehene obliges him to entertain any President of Ghana irrespective of him Asantehene's preference of his personal political beliefs. Ndc people accused Asantehene of being Npp when Kufuor was President and sending foreign dignitaries to Manhyia Palace. ASANTEHENE CANNOT WIN.

Nana Akyaa, one of these serial callers who have a penchant of insulting Asantehene called into the program again on Monday, 7/28/2014 and as usual resorted to excoriating me with a challenge to face her. She also said that she has done her search and there is nobody called Cardinal Sarpong. Nana Akyaa, the name is not Cardinal Sarpong but Justice Sarpong. Cardinal is a hypocorism. As a matter of fact, I don't think this Nana Akyaa even read my article because nowhere in my article did I say she is not an Asante but an Ewe. Nana Akyaa, I said in that article that, you might not be an Asante because I don't think any Asante woman will talk down to Otumfuo as you did, nowhere did I assign any tribe to you. With all due respect, go back and read that article assuming you did not read it the first time. I don't stand to gain anything debating you and don't intend doing so especially when I had a sister who was called Ama Akyaa, may her soul rest in peace.

Nana Akyaa, it was rather some people who commented on this article who said you are an NDC mole in Npp. I even heard a caller to the same show sometime ago that asked Nana Frimpong the Host if you were not the same Nana Akyaa that used to call in as an Ndc supporter and Nana Frimpong said you are not the same Nana Akyaa. Ask Nana Frimpong if somebody did not make that comment. I don't care whether you are Ewe or Akuapim, as long as you contribute your quota for Nana Akuffo Addo to win in December 2016, I am on your corner.

Politics is a game of numbers, I mean addition of numbers and not subtracting numbers and though you all serial callers to the program mean well, your militant attitude is not helping Nana to add new converts to his side which he needs to win the general elections in 2016. I know almost nobody who calls himself or herself as Npp supporter will cross carpet and vote for Ndc but what this blatant bigotry comments from people like Kyeremeh, Kwame etc and others will do is that, most Asante traditionalists who value the chieftancy institution will not go to the polls and vote at all because of this blatant hate against Asantehene. It is sad when somebody can publicly say that "NA WONO ASANTEHENE NO WOYE HWAN" and the Host of this program allows him to continue such sophomoric juvenilistic vituperations without cutting his line off. How can any human being talk like this Kyeremeh guy who I think is in Spain ranting about killing or knifing people? There is no catholicon for such unguided comments.

The new charge coming from these people who seem to have too much time on their hands is that, Asantehene flew to South Africa in the Presidential plane, SO WHAT? The plane belongs to the people of Ghana and I bet a lot of NPP stalwarts might have flown on this plane before, did that make them Ndc supporters? Not only that, now Nana Akyaa is accusing Asantehene for saying the problems we had in Ghana was caused by the implementation of the SSSS policy when Asantehene was giving a speech at (GIMPA) actually the said speech was delivered at UPS and not GIMPA.

What we need is for these people to come out with suggestions to counter the NDC stealing juggernaut that seems to be steamrolling again instead of attacking ourselves.

Nobody wants Nana Akuffo Addo to be President more than me and have written more than two hundred articles since 2009 supporting Nana Akuffo Addo and NPP causes and I will not play second fiddle to any emotionally plagued individual.

Below is the speech Asantehene gave at IPS on 11 November, 2013 and nowhere did Asantehene praise President Mahama as alleged by these merchanst of falsehood. If any of thse callers want to contact me, I will leave my email address below so that we can talk about this misunderstanding as Elephant patriot family. My name is Kwame Sarpong and I am not a fake as Naa Akyaa wants her admirers to believe. I grew up at Krofuom, Kumasi where the Krofuom Police station is at right now and moved to Dichemso, Kumasi before coming to Texas a couple of decades ago, I AM FOR REAL. I don't know how a heading "Otumfuo Indicts Mahama" can be said to be a praise.