The Obuasi West Member of Parliament, Kwaku Kwarteng, has raised concerns about the current political climate in the country.
In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV‘s Face to Face, Mr Kwarteng highlighted the problematic nature of the country’s politics.
He pointed out that people often blindly support their party’s actions, regardless of whether they are right or wrong.
Mr Kwarteng emphasised the importance of questioning the direction in which this type of politics was leading the country.
He linked the country’s challenging economic situation to this political behaviour.
He further explained that the current state of affairs was not solely due to the actions of the present government. Instead, Mr Kwarteng indicated that it was a result of the trajectory set by previous administrations.
“I think for a long time in the country but also in other places, we do the wrong kind of politics. The politics that says no matter what happens so long as it is by your opposing political party or opposing ruling party you should oppose it and criticise it and if it is your own government, you must always praise it and we have never paused to ask where that kind of politics is leading us.”
“The evidence now when we see where Ghana is going not necessarily because of what this government has done or did not do but because of historically the wrong path we’ve been walking in respect of managing our economy.
“That is what has brought us here. I think we’ve come to a point where we all will have to ask ourselves is do we want a country or we want politics,” he stated.
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