Aseidu Nketia hails KNUST NPP lecturers; asks pastors to follow suit

The General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Aseidu Nketia is encouraging pastors to follow the example of lecturers of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who have openly declared their political allegiance to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He believes more of such declarations by other professional bodies will cure “hypocrisy” in Ghanaian politics.

Speaking to Accra-based Okay FM, Aseidu Nketia explained that “those who hide behind the clergy and other professional bodies to dabble in politics should come out like the way these KNUST Lecturers have exposed themselves.”

According to Aseidu Nketia, it is easier to deal with clergymen whose political leaning is known.

“Sometimes the media rely on the clergy for non-partisan opinions but they end up speaking as if they are either NDC or NPP Propaganda secretaries when they speak as God’s servants, it becomes difficult to question them and they get away with it,” he observed.

He was commenting on the decision of some KNUST lecturers who on Monday declared support for the opposition NPP.

They have described themselves as KNUST NPP Frontliners.

The decision has sparked debate about political neutrality among professionals. But the NDC strategist believes there is nothing wrong with the move.

“There are those who confuse the public with lies that they are neutrals on the ground and yet have political leanings. If everybody declares their political lineage, the hypocrisy will end and people will see where they belong,” he stated.