You are here: HomeNews2013 01 09Article 261647

Kwesi Pratt jabs Prez Mahama over appointments

This article is closed for comments.

Read Comments Comments (93)

  • Ewe man 11 years ago

    what oes he know before blasting people? idiot. see his mouth like pussy gate

  • Efo Paapa 11 years ago

    I think Patt should give the president time to form his cabinet and stop the early attacks.

  • ATSU, HO 11 years ago

    SIMPLY PUT, KWESI PRATT IS ANTI- ESTABLISHMENT. I AM NOT SO COMFORTABLE WITH JM BUT KWESI IS WORST OFF AND SHOULD GIVE US A BREAK - OPPORTUNIST

  • SHAMO 11 years ago

    THE REAL GHANAIAN NORTHNERS NOT "NIGER AND KONTOKOLI TOGOs" WERE THE FIRST TO SETTLED IN GHANA, THEY ARE REAL AND 100% FULL BLOODED GHANAIANS! THEREFORE I, SHAMO IS VERY PROUD AS EVERY GHANAIAN TO HAVE A NORTHNER AS OUR PRESI ...
    read full comment

  • Vodoo Xebieso 11 years ago

    SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH YOUR BRAIN.

  • Ck 11 years ago

    They are Team Bs as usual but will never park off for Team A to work! They will grab all the post just to spoil Mahama Govt

  • yahaya 11 years ago

    Pratt is scared to say the obvious that Mahama is surrounding himself with only pepe and Ewe. Over to you stupid Akan people, you've sold yourselves to evil ndc.

  • YES,THE FORM 4 PROF 11 years ago

    you are very right,90% are criminals,we told mills but he did not listen,they brought him down.
    I like the man mahama but not the far eastern dupers party.

  • CASTRO 11 years ago

    POLLITICALLY THE NORTH AND VOLTA, GAS ARE ON THE SAME PATH. IN ANY CASE VOLTARIANS ARE TOO CLEVER FOR THIS.

  • yeboah 11 years ago

    WHO THE HELL DOES THIS KWEST PRATT THINK HE IS,IT IS ABOUT TIME PEOPLE ARE APPOINTED ON MERIT AND COMPETENCE RATHER THAN THEIR PARTY AFFILIATIONS AND THE NOISE THEY MAKE IN THE MEDIA.THIS IS THE MISTAKE THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMEN ...
    read full comment

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago

    As for Kwasi know all, the least said about him the better. Why didn't Kwasi know all contest for the presidency so that he can DO THE BEST for Ghana?

  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 11 years ago

    Yes, thieves are now fighting over the
    sharing of their loots, and it is by that when shootings looms out.

    Mahama conspirators are now fighting to get what they think should have been their reward for helping him(Mahama) ...
    read full comment

  • Fred 11 years ago

    J0BS F0R PARTY HENCHMEN ONLY

  • ogbon kutu 11 years ago

    THEY NOW CALL KWASI PRATT A POLITICAL PROSTITUTE.MR PRATT YOU CANT EAT YOUR EGGS AND HAVE CHIKENS,GO BACK TO YOUR CPP. KUFOUR FAILED YOU,MILLS DISAPPOINTED YOU SO WILL MAHAMA.

  • Dzigaman 11 years ago

    Is Pratt saying that only party members are allowed to be manage the country.
    Surely Mahama has to give the various positions to people he thinks can do the job for the country regardless of party, race,sex or looks.
    It's a ...
    read full comment

  • Kwame 11 years ago

    Mr. Dzigaman President Barack Obama did not appoint any member of the Communist Party of the United States of America and the Socialist Party of the United States of America to any official position.
    Some of us are aware of ...
    read full comment

  • Dzigaman 11 years ago

    Ghana does not belong to any party and that includes the NDC.
    We want the best people to run the country not a bunch of idiots just because they financed or campaigned for the NDC.
    With regards to your Obama statement, yes ...
    read full comment

  • Super OD 11 years ago

    Time has shown that politicians are not good Ministers.
    Politicians are there to formulate policies and the professionals implement them.
    Most politicians are either uneducated, studied political science at University or ar ...
    read full comment

  • Blowman 11 years ago

    90 percent of the Ministers in Obama's government are not politicians.
    We all know that politicians have little or no knowledge about managing and getting things done.They are just big talkers and not doers.
    Mahama knows th ...
    read full comment

  • Ama 11 years ago

    Pratt,

    this is not your business. These are the people the president is going to work directly with. Were you happy with all of Mills' appointments? Were you happy with all of Ku4's appointments? Who is asking your opi ...
    read full comment

  • Iris USA 11 years ago

    Mr. P.D.Bani is not a stomach politician, these are the kind of expertise we need for better GHANA. please please please, GHANA needs all hands on deck, both diaspora and home we need the technocrats.
    (BETTER GHANA AGENDA)

  • kooobi 11 years ago

    The newly created position excutive secretary is just going to waist tax payers money

  • SAFO 11 years ago

    IS PRATT THE OVERLORD OF NDC? A POLITICAL PROSTITUTE AND STOMACH JOURNALIST.

  • Atinga Kobla Atongo 11 years ago

    This idiot Kwasi Pratt, know it all fool. JACK OF ALL TRADES AND MASTER OF NONE. DEVOTE YOUR TIME ON YOUR NEWS PAPER CIRCULATION BECAUSE IT IS DWINDLING SO FAST. GOOD FOR NOTHING IDIOT. STOMACH JOURNALIST FOOL.

  • INNOCENT 11 years ago

    EMPTY CORRUPT PRATT, MOST IDIOT OF ALL THE USELESS GUYS

  • Natural Mystic 11 years ago

    Should appointments be made on how popular an individual is or on the basis of competence? Mr Kwesi Pratt check 'Churchas' sorry Mr. Prosper Kwesi Bani's profile and you will appreciate why the Prez has appointed him.

  • OSUO ABRUBUOR 11 years ago

    Ebei Kwasi, let our ears rest a bit.

  • Asempa Beba Dabi 11 years ago

    JM, please give Effoh Kwasi Pratt an appointment fast otherwise, he will change sides again. The guy is just disloyal and unstable!

  • Nana 11 years ago

    Papa Pratt all inclusive gov't.We want people with capabilities to move the nation forward not party men who will only talk talk with any benefit to the nation. Mr Newman was not known to NDC yet he became chief of staff. Let ...
    read full comment

  • abc 11 years ago

    that is in inner circle... you have been around politicians long enough to know.. the COS.. will be ignored ...just some figure head

  • ANARFI 11 years ago

    it is true we dont want to fall into the same trap as with MARTEY NEWMAN WHO CAUSED A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR ATTA MILLS

  • NANDOS 11 years ago

    JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW MR KWASI BANI DOESN'T MEAN HE CANNOT PERFORM HIS TASK GIVEN TO HIM.PRATT JUST SHUT YOUR BEAK AND ALLOW PREZ JM TO GO ABOUT HIS APPOINTMENTS MORE NEW FACES IN PIPE LINES. EDE BE K33K3

  • Big Alhaji 11 years ago

    Uncle Kwasiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.

  • atta j k 11 years ago

    It is the right of the president to appoint/dismiss who he wants to where he wants and when he wants based on his own personal judgement without apologies to anyone, so shut up Kwesi.

  • Frank Mensah, Tikobo No. 2 11 years ago

    Since when did this big-mouth opportunist become a political consultant?

  • william 11 years ago

    Questions of clarification. Yes. But the President is not obligated to consult broadly to choose his chief of staff!His own judgement is critical here. The chief of staff works closely with the President and he must satisfy h ...
    read full comment

  • HAILLE SELASSIE 11 years ago

    I am an NPP supporter but I have a strong feeling John Mahama will surprise a lot of people and come out as one of the best presidents. Iwill pray for him to succeded and become the first President to really care about Ghana ...
    read full comment

  • Observer 11 years ago

    Judging from the contents of your comments, there was no need for you to declare which party you support, unless you are lying. An NPP supporter would not write what you wrote, knowing very well that the validity of the pres ...
    read full comment

  • HAILLE SELASSIE 11 years ago

    Trust me my fellow man. I am a bonafide 100% NPP. I eat NPP, I sleep NPP and I pee NPP. Like you said the case is in court and I really hope Addo comes out as the winner.

    My fear is that the courts cannot resolve this cr ...
    read full comment

  • CCT 11 years ago

    You are a wise man and a dedicated Ghanaian. I don't belong to any party but I will pray for whoever wins for the sake of all Ghanaians

  • Against Mantse 11 years ago

    I don't begrudge you for your opinions but just curious to know why you have the strong feeling that Mahama will be one of the best? Secondly if as you claim there's an issue in court but you think NDC could "steal" that as w ...
    read full comment

  • GHANA FIRST 11 years ago

    DON'T YOU HAVE BRAINS TO THINK INDEPENDENTLY? NPP STARTED ACCUSING NDC THAT THEY CHANGED THE FIGURES WHEN IT WAS BEING FAXED TO THE EC. NOW THEY HAVE COMPLETELY DISCARDED THAT CLAIM AFTER REALISING THAT THEY LOST AFTER THEY C ...
    read full comment

  • Agyingo 11 years ago

    The color of their allegations keep changing with public opinion. Whenever the public starts asking questions about simple logic the npp as a party never thought about, then they do a u turn and change the allegation. God hel ...
    read full comment

  • king 11 years ago

    Don't use NPP here. You are NDC, we in NPP don't have president yet. Until the SC case is over , Mahama not a president.

  • HAILLE SELASSIE 11 years ago

    You are not making any sense my friend. Who is the sworn in President now. You can be NPP and still face realities. The Country will never go on without a President. Until the court case is settled, Mahama is the President ...
    read full comment

  • ok 11 years ago

    I dislike ur name, but I feel he is going to be the best president too.
    Notice: his advisers are not typical political minded, and he choices are not know as corrupt!!!!

  • ok 11 years ago

    I dislike ur name, but I feel he is going to be the best president too.
    Notice: his advisers are not typical political minded, and his choices are not know as corrupt!!!!

  • MAHAM 11 years ago

    Now you trokosis are questioning Prattt for doing what he does best, CRITICIZE.

  • KWEKU ANANZE 11 years ago

    GO FIND YOU FATHER FIRST BEFORE STUFFING OUT YOUR BEYIE-POSSESSED HATE-GARBAGE. SECONDLY, SEEK URGENT HELP FOR YOUR BACKWARD-LOOKING SYNDROME, UNCOUTHNESS, LACK OF CIVILITY AND ACUTE POST-STUPIDITY TRAUMATIC DEPRESSION. IDIOT ...
    read full comment

  • Kwame 11 years ago

    If Christians and Muslims have the right to question anything in society, then Etrokoshis also have the same right since they are all believers in God and theists.
    I have never seen any Christina who refused to get treatmen ...
    read full comment

  • AY3 HUHUUHU 11 years ago

    eii Kwesi Pratt, hw3 nano s3 nea obo hwer3ma

  • sammy 11 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt is right in most of his concerns. Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff at the same time within the Executive branch of the government is confusing. In this case the secretary will have executive powers just like ...
    read full comment

  • Alorvi 11 years ago

    All the chicken are coming home to roost. Kwesi Pratt thinks that the president is going to be amenable to Ato Ahwoi and his cohorts. The president was very much disrespected at the castle by these goons and they want their ...
    read full comment

  • kojo mensah 11 years ago

    I DO NOT THINK MR PRATT WANTS EVERYBODY TO BELEIVE PREZ MAHAMAH DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS ABOUT.
    THE MILLS ERA WHEN THE PREZ TAKES DECISION ONLY TO BE CIRCUMVENTED BY THE AHOIWS AND KOJO TSIKATA AND HIS GROUP ARE OVER.IT IS T ...
    read full comment

  • bro philip 11 years ago

    Broad based consultation helps to reduce tension .I wonder while people are attacking Pratt for his openess.

  • Kofi 11 years ago

    Maybe Mahama should have given Kwesi Pratt one of those positions. Allow Mahama to do his job, Kwesi. No one elected you president! He has to appoint people he is comfortable working with.

  • Nana Yaw 11 years ago

    Does it mean the former secretary to the president is still at post? since we now have executive secretary to the president. I need some education here. We congratulate the President.

  • Kwame 11 years ago

    I am of the view that the President is just following the current trend in most organization that name their executive administrators executive secretaries.

  • Kwofi 11 years ago

    U have missed the point KWESI PRATT. Do we need well known members with little knowledge or a GHANAIAN with GREAT EXPERIENCE to work with Prez??? How do u get to know a person? Plse, stop this and give Prez fre hands to oper ...
    read full comment

  • awal 11 years ago

    i now see how journalists are. i watch him today when he made those statement. he constantly repeated that this is just 4 out of over a 1000 appointments...

  • Agyei 11 years ago

    Listen to Pratt, I think his analysis makes some sense.

  • SARPONG K UMANKUMA 11 years ago

    There he goes again, Kwesi Pratt,are you worried because Martey was appointed by
    uncle Atta? wHY OH WHY, pRATT

  • K.K.Jam 11 years ago

    Pratt is surely going to loose his properganda position he held during Prez Mills regime. JM is not so loose to allow people like K.Pratt to muddy the waters for him. Kwasi it is time to force yourself to shut your 'unshutabl ...
    read full comment

  • BIG JAY 11 years ago

    The position of Policy Coordinator means that an idiot like Tony Aidoo would be redundant. Period

  • Napson Aklaku 11 years ago

    What is this cheap journalist saying? He should shut up. Because the Fanti Confederation gangsters are no more in the castle, listen to what gabage he is putting out.Pratt really thinks he is the only intelligent person in Gh ...
    read full comment

  • Plain Truth, Texas 11 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt must be bold to tell Northern Mahama that ALL 4 ARE NORTHERNERS! Failing to observe this TRIBALISTIC color shows how myopic Kwesi Pratt is.

  • mass 11 years ago

    what is ur concern?

  • teacher ghana 11 years ago

    what is your concern at all?

  • CCTV 11 years ago

    Comerate Pratt, i respectifully disagree with you on this score. the fact that you dont know him does not mean President Mahama does not know him. you must not no everything or everybody. please, let Mahama be, and become his ...
    read full comment

  • ATTA AKYEA 11 years ago

    Honestly many people are shocked at odro's elevation! Had it not been the Vice President who came to beg Chiefs and opinion leaders, he would have lost this election to the NPP's Abane. Odro was even lucky Cape Coast was divi ...
    read full comment

  • KOFI WAYO-CALIFORNIA 11 years ago

    MAY I SUGGEST THAT GHANAWEB DISABLE THE COMMENT SEGMENT.WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE INSULTS.MORE THAN 99%;THIS SHOWS HOW INMATURE OUR DEMOCRACY IS.

  • CAPII 11 years ago

    DO NOT WORRY,KWESI PREZ MAHAMA KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO LATE PREZ MILLS (MURDER AT THE CASTLE).THE PREZ CAN SEE THROUGH "WORM TUNNEL" HE'S SMART !!! THE BEST COMES FROM THE NORTH, NOT CENTRAL.

  • Mary 11 years ago

    I knew it was a only a matter of time that they will start devouring each other :)

  • KOFI 11 years ago

    EH KWESI. HMM.WELL FOR ME I HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS PRESIDENT PLACES GHANA FIRST. PEOPLE IN THE PARTY KNEW TIS MAN WANTED TO HAVE SOME KEY APPOINTMENTS PERSONALLY. SO KWESI IF YOUR APPROVAL WAS NOT TAKEN THEN SORRY. EH ...
    read full comment

  • JK Hinson 11 years ago

    We are about to witness a bloated government machinery with over lapping duties, drectionless and more corrupt. Cut down the cabinet, introduce austerity measures in government to convince the people that the goernment is dow ...
    read full comment

  • Gawuga 11 years ago

    Berk!

  • Gawuga 11 years ago

    Don't deceive yourself. You're nothing.

  • Agyingo 11 years ago

    why should he be a known face in order to succeed as a chief of staff?
    Kwesi you are growing a big mouth these days. The position of a chief of staff is a managerial one and the man's CV speaks to it. So shut up with your jo ...
    read full comment

  • Kwaku Safo 11 years ago

    That said it all. NDC lacks wisdom when it comes to governance. So blame yourself for lying all along for this group called NDC. Stomach journalist shut up there.

  • Azaare Azugsiwinne 11 years ago

    So, Kwesi Pratt, mahama should have consulted you? What is the proff that not enough consultation was made before the appointments? President Mahama, be careful with this chronic critic.

    go back to school and sharpen your ...
    read full comment

  • Agyei-Molar 11 years ago

    kwesi pratt thinks he is wiser than everybody else. the responsibilities and authority of an appointee is what is stated as his/her term of reference of job description and not how the job is designated. what is so confusing ...
    read full comment

  • Kwesi long teeth Pratt 11 years ago

    This man was attached to the Mills administration like a leech because he is tribalistic, and corrupt.Is he a cpp member, or an ndc member? Why can't help your party to grow, if you are worth your worth. This professional cal ...
    read full comment

  • ERICUS-ERICUS 11 years ago

    KWESI; YOU WERE ONLY BOUGHT AND PAID TO SOME JOB FOR THE NDC - THAT PART OF THE CONTRACT IS COMPLETED, PLEASE WAIT TILL THEY GIVE YOU ANOTHER JOB: OR YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT? PLEASE DO NOT GO FOR IT BECA ...
    read full comment

  • SEIDU NKETIA 11 years ago

    SULLEY GARIBA IS THIEF SO-CALLED CONSULTANT. MAHAMA BEWARE OF HIM.

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    I also have the same serious reservations about Dr Sulley Gariba who has been writing poor speeches for the president and also Kwesi Bani and that so-called pompous executive secretary position that the president has created ...
    read full comment

  • AGONABA (fr) 11 years ago

    KWASI, ITS HIGH TIME YOU GET CLOSER TO THE PRESIDENT's APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN SELECTION OF RIGHT PERSONS FOR VARIOUS SENSITIVE POSITIONS.NOTE THAT THE TREND OF THE WEAK ECONOMY,POOR SANITATION AND HEALTH CARE,MAS ...
    read full comment

  • Alabama 11 years ago

    First of all every body here cares to verify the name of the cheif of sfaff. You all as inteligent as you claim to be got vested in the stupidity that you did not even correct the his name. He is Kweku and not Kwesi. Someone ...
    read full comment

  • Akwadaa Swiss 11 years ago

    UNCLE KWESI, WE ARE TIED OF THE OLD FACES U PEOPLE WANT TO SEE ALL DE TIME,WE NEED TO GO FORWARD.SHUT UP and WATCH HIM.thanks.

  • NANA AKUFOØ ADDØ 11 years ago

    SEE, KWESI PRATT IS A NICE GUY BUT HIS INDULGENCE IN TOO MUCH ORANGUTAN AND TIGER MEAT HAS TWISTED HIS MOUTH TO THE EXTENT WHERE HE SPEAKS RUBBISH SOMETIMES. MR. PROSPER DOUGLAS KWEKU BANI IS MORE THAN QUALIFIED FOR THE POSI ...
    read full comment

  • Tokyo 11 years ago

    Ghanains have been fooled big time. By the likes of mr. Pratt into voting for NDC. Cause u needed to eat big. Please live us alone !!

  • Sobavia 11 years ago

    Mr Pratt,
    What about Mills' Chief of Staff,Mr, Newman? Who knew him in the NDC before Prof John Mills made him his Chief of Staff? The Chief of Staff is the closest to the President and he will choose whoever he trusts. Pros ...
    read full comment

  • tudu 11 years ago

    Listen to another greedy bastard with a sharp teeth.

  • yeboah 11 years ago

    KWESI PRATT IS POLITICAL PROSTITUTE AND OPPORTUNIST