Disclaimer -Re: Sam George’s Religious Bigotry Comment Against Vice-President Bawumia Is Dishonourable And Retrogressive
My attention, as the Vice Chairman of the Muslim Caucus Of Ghana’s Parliament, has been drawn to a press release on the above subject, purportedly issued by Farouk Aliu Mahama on behalf of the Caucus. From the outset, I wish to categorically state that the said press release is the personal and self-serving effusions of Farouk and does not represent any communication from the Association.
Farouk is aware that the Muslim Caucus of Ghana’s Parliament, as an association, is governed by rules and decisions and their culminating press releases are taken at General or Emergency Meetings. As Vice Chair, I and the majority of other members are not aware or have not attended any meeting at which the decision was taken to issue the above statement. As someone that calls for equity on the basis of religious morality, it is dishonourable and immoral to use the name of a religious association like the Muslim Caucus, untruthfully, to pursue parochial political interests.
In any case, where was Farouk when H.E. Dr Bawumia, in the presence of the National Chief Imam, mocked H.E. John Dramani Mahama for simply referring to a Sura in the Quran? Was that behaviour by Dr Bawumia appalling, reprehensible, terrible, offensive, discriminatory, and unfair? Such hypocrisy and unprincipled stands must not be injected into the activities of the Muslim Caucus.
Again, as the Chair of the Caucus, when we tried to issue a statement to call for a ceasefire in the Gaza strip in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, didn’t Farouk refuse to unveil himself to support the statement. Was it because that statement will not yield any political benefits for Farouk and his paymasters?
Also, who tells Farouk that standing for no religious principles is the same as religious tolerance? Again, who tells Farouk that a Christian has no right to comment on issues related to a Muslim? Farouk must advice his paymaster to rather focus on telling the Muslim Community what he has done for them since assuming the Vice Presidency about 7 years ago.
Farouk must not provoke us to dig into his religious background.
Thank you.
….Signed….
ALHAJI YUSIF SULEMANA (MP)
Vice Chairman, Muslim Caucus of Ghana’s Parliament
