We Are Not Politicising The Food Distribution – Gender Minister Clears Air
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As a lot of videos are going viral on social media and other media platforms purported to reveal the politics in the ongoing free food distribution in Greater Accra, Greater Kumasi and Kasoa, the minister for gender and social protection, Hon Cynthia Mamle Morrison has refuted those claims and asked the general public to treat them as propaganda.
According to the honourable minister, it is a calculated attempt by some people to undermine the initiative and tarnish the reputation of the ministry.
She made these revelations on Radio 1 100.7fm in an interview with DJ Cobbie on the easter Monday drive show when asked whether truly it’s true that the distribution is politically influenced.
“It’s not true. Some members of Parliament and other politicians and stakeholders are also sharing food. Hon. Adwoa Safo even started before the president. Hon. Oko Vanderpuije is also sharing food. They are politicians and can choose to share to their party members. I can’t stop them but for our food, we are not politicising it” – Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison reveals.
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She added that the initiative by the government is enforced by the assembly and the distribution is done by NADMO officials and can attest to it that the process is not politicised.
Hon. Cynthia Morrison added that the process is supervised by the social welfare and if such thing was happening on grounds, she would have been in the known.
“The food is distributed by NADMO staff after the assembly and social welfare officials have confirmed the quantity and taste. The NADMO officials are not NPP. They can be sympathisers but not all of them can belong to one party. So we are not doing politics with the distribution” – She added.
Moreover, she entreated the citizenry to cope with them even as the distribution continues as the lockdown has been extended.
Ghana has so far recorded 566 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 8 death and 4 recoveries.
By:Radio1News|Ghana|Obido Nana Gyasi
