Professor Ransford Gyampo, an associate professor in the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana has suggested to the Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to return the much-talked about E-Levy cake donated to him on his 65th birthday.
His comment comes on the back of the public backlash that has greeted the the Majority Leader’s E-Levy cake after pictures of it went viral on social media.
Reacting to the development on Facebook, Prof Gyampo says the E-Levy cake could unnecessarily disturb the NPP’s agenda of “breaking the eight” in the next election.
“The unintended implication of your acceptance of the E-Levy Cake, at a time when there are major disagreements on the matter, makes us all wrong in criticizing yesterday’s dead-goat syndrome.”
He said, “Upon a second thought, I am sure you will agree with me that, this particular act was a little indiscretion on your part. Do please return the cake to its sender, symbolically and let’s see how we continue to dialogue to build consensus on the E-Levy, so government can get the needed resources to run.”
“Even if you won’t listen to public outcry, you must be strategic in your show of insensitivity, else you will unnecessarily disturb the agenda of Breaking The 8. I do not believe you will procure this cake yourself,” Gyampo posted on Facebook.
Read the full Facebook post below:
Thinking about the near intractable UTAG strike and how the inequities in the general salary structures in Ghana, can be tackled to assure industrial harmony for productivity.
But I just saw a Green E-Levy Cake that has momentarily changed the focus of my thoughts.
In my candid view, it is politically tactless to receive an E-Levy Cake, when you’ve been unable to mobilize your own “majority group” to pass it; and also failed in building consensus around it.
Even if you won’t listen to public outcry, you must be strategic in your show of insensitivity, else you will unnecessarily disturb the agenda of Breaking The 8.
I do not believe you will procure this cake yourself.
The one who procured it was not politically smart and unintentionally set you up in a trap. But as an experienced politician, you could have made the news by rejecting the cake, with an excuse of wanting to build consensus around the issues to get the e-levy passed first.
The unintended implication of your acceptance of the E-Levy Cake, at a time when there are major disagreements on the matter, makes us all wrong in criticizing yesterday’s dead-goat syndrome.
Upon a second thought, I am sure you will agree with me that, this particular act was a little indiscretion on your part. Do please return the cake to its sender, symbolically and let’s see how we continue to dialogue to build consensus on the E-Levy, so government can get the needed resources to run.
Just hold a presser to announce the symbolic return of the E-Levy Cake to its sender and deepen dialogue.
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