'That’s not how the Fiifi Kweteys, Sammy Gyamfis did it' — Gyampo mocks NPP over calls for Ablakwa’s resignation

Professor Ransford Gyampo

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicators over their handling of calls for Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to resign.

Writing on social media in a series of posts, Prof. Gyampo criticised what he described as an ineffective communication strategy centred on demanding resignations through press conferences.

He suggested that the NPP communicators lacked the skills and approach needed to build compelling allegations and communicate them effectively to the public, contrasting their methods with those previously employed by Fifi Kwetey and Sammy Gyamfi.

“Ghanaians are not bothered about the new infantile national communications strategy of ‘resignation-call-press-conferences.’ That’s not how the Fiifi Kweteys, Sammy Gyamfis etc did it. The guys are even non-receptive to learning,” he wrote.

Prof. Gyampo also accused some public servants of leaving behind networks within the public service to perpetuate corrupt practices and leak information for political advantage.

“It’s a bunch of corrupt people who left their remnants in the public service to perpetuate corrupt practices and leak information on same, to be used for inconsequential political benefits. But we would seize the opportunity to RESET the system,” he posted.

His comments come amid mounting pressure from the NPP on Ablakwa to resign over controversies surrounding the evacuation of 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa and allegations involving the sale of Ghanaian diplomatic and service passports.

The opposition party has questioned the handling of the evacuation exercise and raised concerns over the alleged sale of diplomatic and service passports, demanding accountability from the Foreign Affairs Minister.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, November 8, the Minority argued that the two categories of passports carry a level of trust and recognition from foreign governments because of the official status of their holders.

The Minority explained that diplomatic and service passports are issued under the authority of the Republic and are intended for people who meet specific legal requirements.

However, the Minority expressed concern that individuals could have allegedly paid to obtain the documents by securing false official designations.

“If these passports can be bought under false official designations, it would mean that the system for issuing them has been compromised. That would undermine confidence in our official documents and cast suspicion on even those travelling on legitimate State business,” it said.

The caucus further warned that such alleged irregularities could affect the credibility of Ghanaians who legitimately hold the documents for official assignments.