[ 2021-02-13 ]

Napo & Haruna

Manage your temper, you have great future – Haruna to Napo
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has advised
Minister-designate for Energy, Dr Mathew Opoku
Prempeh to manage his anger and be watchful how he
speaks about people in the country.


The Tamale South lawmaker told his colleague
representing Manhyia South during his vetting by
the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday
February 12, that he has great potential ahead of
him hence, must be mindful how he carries himself
when provoked.



Mr Iddrisu’s comments come after the nominee
engaged in a heated banter with North Tongu Member
of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who sought
to find out from him why he made certain comments
in the past that were considered as insults to
former Minister of Education Professor Jane Naana
Opoku Agyeman who is Dr Opoku Prempeh’s
predecessor at the Education Ministry.

Mr Iddrisu said “when the Honourable Ablakwa and
Suhuyini were questioning you, I was not
particularly happy with your mood. Mood because
scrutiny of this nature as observed by one
congress woman is to look at knowledge of
subject matter , IQ, temperament and service to
the Ghanaian people.

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“What they sought to do was that in the past,
maybe call it exuberance, you probably before
assuming office must have had your own view about
who you succeeded.

“But I noticed that you were not particularly
happy and you were finding it difficult to
retract even when it was necessary.



“You don’t need to comment on this, it is a
personal advice to you. My mother said that each
morning I should pray for my tongue. So I will
leave it there, learn to pray for your tongue and
learn to manage your mood and temperament
because there is some potential ahead of you as a
young person.

“I don’t think that we should be using those
strong words. In the view of Professor Oquaye the
political class will want to say something about a
former Head of State and former Minister of State
and we use language that when the public
disrespect us we wonder who has sold us cheap to
the public . So, pray for your tongue.

“I just think that you should be able to manage
it , you didn’t need to be provoked.”

Reacting to the advice, the outgoing Education
Minister said “Thank you Minority leader, I take
the advice for all of us.”

Source - 3 News

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