“If the President Was Present and Doing His Job, He Would Have Sacked Sammy Gyamfi” – Dr. Bimbeh Asiedu Criticizes Leadership Vacuum
Member of the NPP Regional Communications Team, Dr. Hubert Bimbeh Asiedu, has suggested that the most appropriate course of action for the President would be to relieve the acting CEO of Goldbod, Sammy Gyamfi, of his duties in order to uphold the laws of the land.
He made this point while raising concerns about a power vacuum, as both the President, Vice President, and the Speaker of Parliament are currently out of the country.
“If the President was here and was doing his job right, he would have sacked Sammy Gyamfi,” he said.
Dr. Bimbeh emphasized the importance of continuity and responsibility even in the absence of top government officials.
“The President promised to protect the constitution of Ghana upon his inauguration,” he said. “And if he does not set things in place for the laws to work even in his absence, and allows his appointees to misbehave, then he has not done his job well.”
He added that a simple directive could have resolved the matter.
“Someone on the President’s communications team or responsible for alerting the President on such issues should have done so by now for the right order of things to be followed,” he said. “All it takes is one well-written letter, and the President’s approval for his electronic signature to be appended, because we are in modern times.”
Dr. Bimbeh pushed back against claims that the issue had no bearing on development.
“For all who are saying that this case does not affect development, they do not understand the implications of this action,” he noted. “A law has been flaunted and we need to make sure that all the parties involved, especially political appointees, are straightened out.”
He concluded by reminding political leaders of their responsibilities:
“Government and political appointees should stay focused on their responsibilities to the nation and not get carried away by all the niceties the work comes with.”
He also pointed to examples from other countries, where public officials have been sanctioned for even less.
By: Julia Adu-Mensah
