Former Ghanaian diplomat K.B Asante has attributed the unguided comment of Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa Goerge Ayisi-Boateng to the lack of training for foreign diplomats in the country.
K.B Asante said it is unfortunate such a comment is coming from a diplomat expected to be of high moral standard and represent the interest of the country in South Africa.
George Ayisi-Boateng, while speaking to members of the Tertiary Students’ Confederacy Network (TESCON) in the Ashanti Region over the weekend, said his first priority as a government appointee is members of the NPP, and that if he had his own way, members of TESCON will be prioritized for various jobs.
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“…this government is doing its best to create job opportunities and me for instance, I told my people over there [that], it is because of NPP that I’m here, so the NPP man is my priority. I told them when NDC was in power it was Kwesi Ahwoi who was there, now we are in power, so Ayisi-Boateng is here with you. My topmost priority is the problems of an NPP person before any other Ghanaian, take it or leave it.â€
Reacting to the comment of the High Commissioner in a radio interview, the former diplomat said this would not have happened if adequate training was given to the diplomats that represent the country outside.
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According to him, George Ayisi-Boateng is to represent Ghana and no diplomat should be selective in his work because this will not help the growth of the country.
Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto, pressure group Occupy Ghana among others have also called for the head of the High Commissioner for what they describe as undiplomatic and divisive comment from him.
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