[ 2017-02-28 ]

former Senior Communications Advisor to former President John Mahama, Ben Dotse Malor

I played the role Mahama wanted me to play – Dotse Malor
A former Senior Communications Advisor to former
President John Mahama says he did his best to
serve the interest of the President.

Ben Dotse Malor said he put his expertise in
communications and information at the disposal of
the former Ghanaian leader for him to succeed in
the country.

Speaking to Gifty Andoh on The Pulse programme on
the JOYNEWS channel on MultiTV Tuesday, he said he
discharged his role as expected by former
President Mahama.

The former President appointed Mr Dotse Malor
together with two others who were considered
outsiders of the National Democratic Congress
(NDC) in 2014 after his victory in the 2012
presidential poll.

Law lecturer Raymond Atuguba was also appointed as
the Executive Secretary to the President and
Prosper Bani was handed the Chief of Staff
position.

However, the three considered as heavyweights in
the Mahama-led government found their way out a
year into the four-year term of the government.

Mr Atuguba went to back to the lecture room while
Mr Malor was offered a job at the United Nations
(UN) where he was working before he was invited to
serve as the Communications Advisor.

Rumors were rife that the three could not stay
because they were ignored in meetings of
government officials as a result of their
opposition to certain practices.

Mr Bani was later to make a comeback in 2016 as
the Interior Minister replacing former Navrongo
Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mark Woyongo.
Recalling his days at the Presidency, Mr Dotse
Malor said he had no regret for serving former
President Mahama.

“It was a fantastic experience, I learned a lot
and I wish I could have done more,” he said.

He said he had wanted to streamline communications
at the Presidency to conform to how it is done at
the White House in the United States (U.S.) and
Britain’s Downing Street.

“I came with the basic notion of dying a little
serving the President for him to succeed,” he
said.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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