The Member of
Parliament for the Ningo Prampram constituency, Sam Nartey George has lamented
how betrayed he feels after some of his colleagues of the NDC caucus in the
legislature voted to approve President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees.
I’m very angry –
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According to the
vociferous lawmaker, he feels so let down by his fellow minority legislators
that he cannot trust them that when he leaves his food and water with them,
they would not poison him.
The member of
parliament’s Communication Committee took to his Facebook page to explain that
he has been silent on the development that occurred in parliament on Friday,
March 24 due to the level of disappointment he felt.
He added that
the minority caucus must apologise to the NDC, flagbearer aspirant, John
Dramani Mahama and Ghanaians for the betrayal.
Read Sam
George’s full statement below:
I have been
silent. It is a difficult place to be. I am not one to be silent, it is not in
my nature. My silence has been borne out of pain, a type that cuts so deep it
leaves you speechless. My pain is two-fold - a sense of being let down and a
sense of letting down.
I feel let down
by the fact that in those hallowed Chambers of Parliament, I hold the
unfortunate singular record of being the only victim of Bryan Acheampong's
brutality and machinations at the National Security Ministry. The scars of
Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election are still very fresh on my mind and even though
as a Christian, I have told myself to forgive, it is hard to forget. How could
my Colleagues, some of whom marched with me to the Police HQ to demand justice,
vote for the man who caused me such pain? Where is the sense of camaraderie?
Are we not Comrades in the struggle again? Would I feel safe to leave my drink
or food with any of them again? These thoughts have haunted me since Friday. Is
this the Caucus I have rushed to defend always in the past? Is it really worth
that hustle? See why I have kept quiet?
On the other
hand, I am part of the Caucus that has let down and stabbed right in the heart
our base and supporters. How do I explain to my Constituents? How do I respond
to the several calls from the Constituency asking me why? What explanation can
I give? What excuse could ever be fitting? A majority of the Caucus may have voted
against the nominees but the dent of the few who for whatever considerations
voted otherwise is collective. We are all an endangered specie now. It is not a
thing of pride nor prestige at this time to call yourself an NDC MP. How did we
sink so low from the heroes and heroines of January 6th 2021? How do we fix
this conundrum we find ourselves in? How do we rise together again as one unit
as we did the night we elected the Speaker? I am struggling to find answers so
you see why I have been quiet?
We need to
regroup as quickly as possible and have a proper introspection as individuals
and as a collective. We owe it to the base and Leadership of our Party. We owe
it to our presumptive Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. We owe it to our own
legacies. It would demand us being less emotional and more logical and
strategic in our thinking and approach going forward. It would be an arduous
task to win back the love of our base and trust of Leadership but it is a task
we must undertake. We have no options but to dig in deep and make the next 18
months count for our Party.
Rough the tides
may be but ashore we must guide our vessel. God be our guide.
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