Firing ISD boss for his Idiocy is good news – Kofi Adams

NDC National Organiser Kofi Adams is beside himself with joy.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart had his wish came to pass when government released a statement to officially fire Mr Francis Kwarteng Arthur from his post.

He has lauded government for the swift action taken in sanctioning the ISD Acting Director for his role in the unpardonable blunder which made the country and Mahama-led government a laughing stock in the eyes of the world.

“...It’s a good news. People must begin to pay for their idiocy. One person cannot let the whole system suffer. If you can’t work as a government appointee, leave, there’re more people ready to do the job,” he said, hours after the news went viral.

The embattled acting ISD Director was fired on Wednesday night in a statement signed by Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, for his role in what has now become known as the 59th Independence Day Anniversary Brochuregate.

The statement partly read – “Mr Francis Kwarteng Arthur has been relieved of his duties as acting Director of the Information Services Department.”

Mr Kwarteng has been in the spotlight for taking responsibility for errors in this year’s Independence Day anniversary brochure that was riddled with many grammatical errors and factual inaccuracies.

The errors in the 30-page document have caused many critics – both home and abroad – to criticise the government on many media platforms, especially on social media.

Among the many mistakes in the brochure was the representation of Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, as the President of Ghana.

Expressions such as, "The innovated partnership is being concretised in many areas of economic trajectory, particularly trade...", "...rainbow at the end of the tunnel...", "...as if by divine-designed..." and "Ghana has attained a low-income status in the world...", have also been described as ambiguous or false by some observers.

The statement also directed that the Ministry of Communications, headed by Dr Omane Boamah, take over responsibility of the Flagstaff House Communications Bureau.

It comes after presidential staffer, Stan Dogbe, was fingered as having a hand in the embarrassing faux pas.

Speaking on NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed Ghana Montie, Mr Adams maintained that “high level government appointees must all pay for their mistakes including civil service and public service personnel. Their laziness affects productivity.”

“I am not ready to defend the indefensible things like the independence day blunder,” he added.