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Veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has reserved strong words
for critics of a celebrity-led protest against the unbearable power
crisis.
"I pity them. They are pathetic. They need to be forgiven.
They don't understand democracy", the Editor-In-Chief of the New
Crusading Guide described the posture of critics of the protest dubbed
#Dumsormuststop Vigil.
The vigil is being organised by award-winning movie actress Yvonne
Nelson and colleagues such as Ama K Abebrese, DKB, Van Vicker, EL,
Sarkodie, Kwaw Kese, Efya, D-Black, Confident Haugen, Nicky Sammona
and others.
But some pro-government quarters have criticised the vigil saying it
is not a solution to the three-year trending national irritant known
in local parlance as 'dumsor'.
Kweku Baako is unimpressed by the position taken by the critics.
He traced the progression of criticism against what many believe is
government incompetence in solving the powercrisis.
Apart from the opposition NPP, hesaid "the clergy is talking, labour
istalking, students are talking, today we have artistes, musicians and
movie stars".
"Everybody is talking. The impact ishuge", he said on Multi TV and Joy
FM's Newsfile Saturday.
While protesting may not solve theproblem, Baako argued that protests
for whatever reason, are intrinsic to a democracy.
"Those who are out there making ugly noises….need to get their head
screwed up", he dismissed.
But Minister for Private Public Partnership, Rashid Pelpuo believes
the celebrities brought the insults on themselves when they denigrated
the presidency.
He said describing the president asa "school boy" who consistently
fails his exams while taking on the president's men as "dogs" is
derogatory.
Rashid Pelpuo questioned the action by the celebrities when President
Mahama had clearly indicated the problem will be fixed.
He has labelled the street protest called by some Ghanaian celebrities
against the power crisisas an anti-climax.
He also called on the entertainers to refrain from politics.
Credit: Myjoyonline.com
