1. Public offices comes with a heightened level of expectations. Once one assumes a significant public role, there is a legitimate expectation of modesty, restraint, wisdom and sensitivity to public perception. It is therefore understandable that Ghanaians would question the optics surrounding the lavish funeral of Sammy Gyamfi's father-in-law, especially given his current position as Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod and of course his history of critiquing almost everything when his party was in opposition.
2. Having said that, the more important question is whether Sammy himself is the real issue here. For me, what stood out from the funeral was not merely the scale of the event, but the parade of influential personalities from politics, business, religion, entertainment and other sectors who showed up in force. Their presence raises a deeper question of whether same level of attention would have been accorded if Sammy occupied no public office?
3.The answer points us to a broader national challenge. In societies where institutions are reduced to personalities and access is often valued more than merit, influential individuals naturally gravitate towards those who wield power. Such relationships may be presented as goodwill, but they often carry expectations of future access, demands and receiprocating advantage.
4. The real concern, therefore, is not how opulent the funeral display was; it could have even been sponsored by just one businessman. Th real concern should therefore be about the political and economic culture we have built fo ourselves in which power attracts patronage, and patronage seeks returns.
5. Until Ghana strengthens its institutions beyond personalities, deepens meritocracy and transparency, similar controversies will continue to emerge regardless of who occupies public office.
6. My name is Kwasi kwarteng and I am a lawyer from Asante Akyem Domeabra.
@SammyGyamfi_
So according to the xenophobians, the problem of their country is the other Africans in their country operating businesses and employing them??
Ignorance
Julius Malema kindly advise your people
I've miss Nana Addo mmom ohh
Herr, my guy bi chop bet paa, 1000, my guy only get 900, S3 betting tax for 100 herr.
NPP didn't spare the youth ohh.
While giving the old men hair cut, dey sana give the youth too E- Levy and betting tax 😂
But wait oh why is the NPP communicators now the PRO for spreading falsehood of every internal happenings of the NDC?
During their Primaries, we were just watching them destroy themselves but looks like they're trying all they can to proof that there's also division in NDC too 😂
BAWUMIA MEETS MINORITY CAUCUS
"NPP has no chance with Dr. Bawumia." - Theophilus Dzimegah Jnr. Esq
(Communication Team Member, NDC)
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• The PDS scandal which caused Ghana to lose millions of dollars in U.S. support
• Massive public debt and economic hardship across the country
Leadership is not about slogans for 2028 , it is about accountability for the past 8 years. Ghanaians deserve leadership that delivers
“Position yourselves for power in 2028” ?? but Ghanaians still remember the hardship, debt crisis, and broken promises under the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration.
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President Mahama.
Dr. Bawumia cannot run away from the realities Ghanaians faced:
• The collapse of the cedi
• Record inflation and rising cost of living
• IMF bailout after repeated assurances that Ghana would never return to the IMF
• The controversial E-Levy burden on struggling citizens
Sammy Gyamfi in all his communication made sure that he doesn't attack the people, he attacked their wrong doings.
You don't just wake up one day and decide to attack someone because he's a public officer.
The NPP communicators must start learning from Sammy's old videos.
The current problem of the NPP is that all of them wants to be like @SammyGyamfi_ in opposition in other to find favor in the eyes of Bawumia but that's not how Sammy Gyamfi did it ohh. Not by just attacking people, he attacked policies not people.
President Mahama : Nana Addo