Mahama should be very worried about people like you - Pratt tells Ras Mubarak

Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has criticized former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, for praising President-elect John Mahama's first set of appointments.

He rebuked the former lawmaker for what he described as praise-singing instead of adopting a critical stance on the appointments.

President-elect Mahama on Monday, January 6, 2025 announced some appointments to the Office of the President with Julius Debrah as the Chief of Staff.

The rest are: Dr. Callistus Mahama - Executive Secretary to the President, Prosper Douglas Bani - Head of Interim Security Taskforce. Dr. Valerie Sawyerr - Senior Advisor, Governmental Affairs, Augustus Goozie Tannoh - Presidential Advisor Responsible for 24-hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew - Legal Counsel to the President of Ghana, and Felix Kwakye Ofosu - Ag. Spokesperson to the President.

Speaking during a panel discussion on TV3 on Monday night, January 6, Kwesi Pratt argued that as citizens, Ghanaians must question the rationale behind the President's choices.

"I was going to say something, praying that Ras Mubarak would not take offence. If you will not take offence, then let me say it. President Mahama should be very worried about people like you. He should be very worried, and let me give you the reason. You don't know why these people have been appointed. You just came back from Saudi Arabia by your own confession, and yet, hear what you are saying."

He continued: "There are some issues that are so glaring, you don't have to be a supporter or an opponent of the President to see them. The Constitution makes it clear that the legal advisor to the President is the Attorney General. Once this appointment is made, you ask yourself: Is it that the President could not have appointed an Attorney General, which is why he has gone for Marietta? If that is the case, why doesn't he rely on his Attorney General-designate for legal advice and resolve the problem? We don't have answers; it may be for very good reasons. We, as citizens, should begin to think and ask questions. Why did this happen? Why didn't that happen? You don't just say that everything is fantastic."

In response, Ras Mubarak countered, stating that Kwesi Pratt's arguments were flawed. "It is a matter of his opinion, and he is entitled to it," Mubarak remarked.



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