The Acting Ashanti Regional Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Daniel Agyenim Boateng (DANNY) has launched a fresh attack on journalists politicising the health status of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

According to Mr. Agyenim Boateng, although the Vice President is important to Ghanaians, the controversy surrounding his health status must cease.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Mr. Boateng indicated journalists who are politicising the issue will end up disgracing themselves.

Dr. Bawumia was flown to the UK for further medical treatment after he was reported unwell last Friday according to the Presidency.

A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare said the Vice President was on medical leave as advised by his doctors.

Below is the full statement:

Press Release

From: The Office of the NPP Ashanti Regional Organiser(Ag)

DR BAWUMIA AND THE UNFOLDING HEALTH SYSTEM IN GHANA, DON'T BE A DISGRACE TO JOURNALISM

The office of the acting Ashanti Regional Organizer of the NPP, Mr Daniel Agyenim Boateng(DANNY) wishes to state that, although the vice president is a public property, the controversy surrounding his health status must stop, especially journalists who are politicising the vice president health status.

The presidency revealed the vice president Dr. Mahamoud Bawumia had been flown to the UK for further medical treatment after he was reported unwell last Friday .

The statement signed by the chief of staff, Frema Osei-Opare said the vice president is on medical leave as advised by his doctors.

But some journalists have taken it upon themselves with the help of the platform they have to politicise the vice president's health status.

A critical example is UTV's Agya Kwabena who decided to go personal and politicised it, during their evening news at 10pm, on 23rd January 2018 (Tuesday).

The office of the acting Ashanti Regional Organizer of the NPP hoping to be elected as a substantive Regional Organiser for the NPP in Ashanti Region sees this as a disgrace to Journalist by politicising somebody's health status.

During a panel discussion segment of the show, Agya Kwabena categorically stated that, he knows Dr Mahamoud Bawumia is suffering from Stroke and that the NPP should come out with his health status, starting from Brogya Genfi, the Ashanti Regional Youth organiser of the NDC.

This prompted the spokesperson of the Ghana Gas Company, Mr Owusu Bempah to question the credibility of the journalist and the topic for discussion on a live TV broadcast.

We believe the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) should invite AGYA Kwabena and Brogya Genfi questioning since they know something Ghanaians don't know.

The argument is that, the NPP cannot be blamed for the current state of the Ghana's health system, if indeed it has collapsed.

The NDC must be blamed for it because they have ruled the country more the NPP.

The current NPP Government is just a year old.

Thank you

Signed:

Daniel Agyenim Boateng (DANNY)
Ag. Ashanti Regional Organiser (NPP)
(0244646414)

Source: Eric Nana Prekoh / Ghanaguardian.com