“Whipping up ethnic and tribalistic claims does not inure to the benefit of any effort at developing a country…because it brings about division. In a sharp rebuttal they also questioned the nationality of the general secretary of the opposition party and accused the NDC of rather whipping up tribal sentiments to their advantage. Professor Gyampo expressed disappointment about KT Hammond’s recent tribal and ethnic comments about the Ketu South people, prior to the voter registration exercise. “In Ghana, it seems that politicians tend to sometime in the lead up to elections they want to whip up ethnic and tribal sentiments. He called on Ghanaians to shun, name and shame incompetent politicians who lack convincing message and would only whip up ethnic sentiments.

Source: GhanaWeb August 12, 2020 18:56 UTC