GIVE REASONS FOR REMOVAL OF DCEs (PAGE 12, JAN 19, 2011)

A FORMER Convention Peoples Party (CPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Wa Central Constituency in the Upper West Region, Mr Issahaque Suleman, has called on the government to explain to Ghanaians the reasons for the recent dismissal of some District Chief Executives (DCE).
That, he said, would end speculations and rumours about the intentions of the President.
“We know some of them have amassed wealth just within the two years in office. Other DCEs have also indulged in other corrupt practices and have taken actions which do not fall in line with laid down practices and that is why the people of Ghana ought to know the reasons for the dismissal of those DCEs,” Mr Suleman stated.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Wa, Mr Suleman, however, commended President Mills for the bold action he took on the DCEs and said that would keep other DCEs on their toes and also serve as a check mechanism on political appointees who have the intentions of acting contrary to laid down practices.
He urged President Mills not to hesitate to extend the exercise to regions like the Upper West.
Mr Suleman said some of the DCEs in the Upper West Region were not performing enough to improve the living conditions of their people and, therefore, there was the need for the President to apply the whip.
He described the NDC and the NPP as the same people who, after getting the mandate of the people, tended to forget about those at the grassroots, saying the CPP and the PNC contributed a lot to the victory of the NDC during the 2008 general elections.
He, therefore, reminded the NDC government to think about the people at grassroots who were very instrumental in bringing them to power.
On the increase in petroleum prices, Mr Suleman appealed to the government to take a second look at the situation because it had made life difficult for people.
“Prices of almost every commodity has shot up and this has worsened the plight of the already over burdened Ghanaian,” he added.
Touching on the CPP and its unity talks with the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Mr Suleman encouraged both parties to earnestly work to patch up their internal squabbles in order to enhance the process.
He was of the view that Ghanaians had lost faith in both the NPP and the NDC and was yearning for a CPP government.
“The only way the CPP could win power is to unite as one Nkrumaist family with the same ideology,” he noted and pointed out that this was the time for the CPP.
Mr Suleman further called on Ghanaians to do the late Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah the honour by embracing and giving the CPP the chance to salvage the country from its present state.