General Overseer of The Maker's House Chapel International, Dr. Michael
Boadi Nyamekye says Ghanaians should not to be astonished by the
character of some leaders in the country.
Dr. Boadi Nyamekye, speaking on Okay FM's 'Drive
Time' programme with host Abeiku Santana, questioned the criteria for
appointing people into leadership positions in the country.
To him, the criteria should be revised to ensure that any leader who
cannot recite the national anthem and pledge patriotically is not
qualified to hold an official position in Ghana.
According to
him, most of the nation's leaders lack commitment to the vision of the
Head of State and the country at large, hence before a person is elected
or appointed as Minister of State, Ambassador or to any government
position, he or she must be put to a commitment test.
This
commitment test, in his earnest view, will contribute immensely to the
development of Ghana and ensure that government appointees owe
unflinching allegiance to the country and the vision of the Head of
State.
The man of God noted that the national anthem and pledge
should not be trivialized but be a yardstick to elect or appoint leaders
insisting no person should be allowed to be Parliamentarian or a
Minister of State nor hold an official position without his or her
commitment to Ghana put to test.
"How can we tell a person to
be a Minister of State and when told to recite the national pledge,
he/she can't but still we will pass him or her on? We don't test for
commitment. How could you become the nation's Ambassador but don't know
the symbol of the nation neither can you recite its pledge?
"Should
it then amaze you when someone who doesn't know the national anthem and
pledge is appointed or elected to a national position and he/she isn't
able to perform? Should you be surprised?'' he questioned, adding "the
person failed ab initio [to wit from the beginning]. Before he was
given the job, he failed before the job. So, you just gave him time to
demonstrate his failure".
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