General News of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• There have been calls for President Akufo-Addo to fire Kwaku Agyeman-Manu• The President in his first comment on issue has offered his backing to Agyeman-Manu• Agyeman-Manu is under attack for over the Sputnik V vaccine fiascoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has broken his silence on the public backlash against embattled Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu. Calls have been made from certain quarters for President Akufo-Addo to crack the whip on Agyeman-Manu who confessed to not following due process in his chase for Sputnik V vaccines for the country. The President’s silence on the issue which has been top of media discussions since mid-July has been viewed as a tacit endorsement of the actions of Agyeman-Manu. But in what could be interpreted as statement of support for the Health Minister, President Akufo-Addo joked that Kwaku Agyeman-Manu is being slapped left and right by Ghanaians. As the clamor for his exit reaches a climax with threats of demonstration over the issue, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu is said to have been granted a two-week leave for personal reasons.

Source: GhanaWeb August 11, 2021 05:37 UTC