Competence and Loyalty, My Thoughts
August 3, 2009
Hi my name is Evans Mensah. I am the sit in host of the Super Morning Show on Joy 99.7fm.
It has been a week since I took over the hot sea as Kojo takes break. It has been a challenging experience seeing how sophisticated the listeners are. That is why I want to hear from you.
Did you listen to our discussion with Hodary okea who was transferred as the Deputy Director of the Ghana immigration Service in 2002.
A court later established that the Kufuor administration wrongfully transferred him and asked that he be reinstated with full benefits.
But nothing happened by way of implementation. He says his transfer was politically motivated since he was threatened by some government functionaries for insisting on his independence.
So we ask, what should be the criteria for deciding who occupiers a public service position. Should it be political loyalty or professional competence?
What do you think? If you ask me I will go for professional competence any day over political loyalty.
Let’s take the debate to the blogisphere!
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Competence is most important, in that if a government agenda is in line with the aspirations of the people any attempt by leadership at any point would be exposed. It is due to appointment of incompetent people into so called political positions without the required leadership and managerial abilities to monitor sub ordinates which is leading some to believe that loyalty is paramount. The government only has a problem when it’s development agenda is not in line with what the people what or should get.
Evens thanks for the piece.
For Mr. Hodary Okiae i can only an unfortunate experience he had to go through as an not a private man but rather a public man,serving his country.I can only ask one question and that is;what prevented lawyer former president kufuor from reinstating Mr.okine after a decision of a competent court of jurisdiction.
That was a frown on rule of law and the development of democracy.We must make sure we dont repeat that again.
Please Tell Joe Gidisu to offer Ghana with a good legacy that I suggetst here below by the time he leaves office. Which is :
To secure by a law to be enacted through parliament, up to about 100 to 200 feet (or any good size) of land on both sides of all roads in the country, for the government of ghan, mainly for future road development.
O my God, I think the Kufour administration has crippled the country enough. They must face the law. Mr. president, please don’t sit down there and watch, Ghanaians are suffering.
Listening into your current discussion about Swine Flu, it seems our authorities are not doing enough to curtail the problem. People coming into the country through the airport and ports should be thoroughly checked and scrutinised before they are allowed into the country.
i want to say Good Morning to Uncle Ebo Whyte and say that it feels very refreshing listening to him and Kojo you’re welcome back