Afia Pokua, popularly known as Vim Lady, an outspoken media personality, has delivered a scathing assessment of Communications Minister Sam George following his recent heated confrontation with a military officer over an operation in his constituency.
According to Afia Pokua, Sam George lacks maturity and emotional intelligence, invoking the late Rawlings’ “Baby with Sharp Teeth”.
Speaking in a viral video shared on Facebook, Afia Pokua stated, “You must grow yourself in politics and human relations, grow yourself in character. You can have all the degrees in the world, but if you don’t have attitude and character, you will be exposed. Knowledge without character is zero. Both have to walk together. From Rawlings time, when he said, ‘There are babies with sharp teeth’, your brother Ablakwa lies here and there; then he will be exposed, but he is making an effort to grow, but Sam George is not growing.
Sam George hounded the woman; hounded Ursula Owusu harassed the woman constantly as if he was an angel; now that you are in power, one would have thought that, now that you are a lawyer, you would have some growth and maturity for you to leave the babies with sharp teeth, but clearly, what President Rawlings said, you are still in the babies with sharp teeth category.
John Dumelo is younger than you; he is new in parliament. John Dumelo will never do this. Every day when you take one step, your attitude brings you one step backwards”.
Afia Pokua warned Sam George to be mindful of his public utterances, stressing that his attitudes could trigger a coup d’état when the military is upset.
She stated, “Do you know what it takes to become a lieutenant? The discipline it takes, and, respectfully, the discipline that you lack. If the police could not maintain order, the military has been instructed to carry out an operation to instil discipline”.
“He could have called their leader to talk to them about why this operation was carried out without his notice in a diplomatic way, or contacted the CDS about it. And openly, you are abusing the military officer. These are the kinds of attitudes that bring a coup d’état when the military is upset”.
She further advised the Ningo-Prampram MP to exercise discipline and control his temper, adding that several people had previously raised concerns about the minister’s conduct.
“You are indisciplined, and you must admit it. People have been saying it, but you don’t listen; this is the time for you to listen. You can even go for training in emotional intelligence; this is not a matter of being a lawyer and knowing when to talk and when not to. This is advice,” she added.
Her comment follows Sam George, who lost his cool in a viral video, fuming at a military officer identified as Lieutenant Albert Goh.
The MP’s outbursts follow allegations that the officer had been terrorising residents of the Ningo-Prampram Constituency.
According to Sam George, Lieutenant Albert Goh allegedly stormed the constituency with heavily armed soldiers and seized several trucks without any lawful order.
Sam George further warned that any soldier who returned to Ningo-Prampram to brutalise residents would face the consequences.
Meanwhile, Sam George has clarified that his remarks in a viral video following a military operation in Ningo-Prampram were never intended as an attack on the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The Ningo-Prampram clarified meeting with the Minister for Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff and the three Service Commanders to discuss the incident and concerns raised by the military over portions of the video.
Sam George disclosed that he had used the meeting to explain the intention behind his comments, stressing that his concerns were directed at the conduct of the personnel involved in the operation and the harm suffered by residents, rather than the Ghana Armed Forces as an institution.
He also acknowledged how his remarks had been received by some members of the military fraternity and assured the High Command of his respect for the Armed Forces.
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