Deputy Minister Carlos Ahenkorah Resigns Amid COVID-19 Saga

Carlos Ahenkorah Resigns

Deputy Minister Carlos Ahenkorah Resigns Amid COVID-19 Saga

&NewLine;<p><strong>Deputy Minister Carlos Ahenkorah Resigns Amid COVID-19 Saga<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It has been announced that President Akufo Addo has accepted the resignation of one of his appointees&comma; Carlos Ahenkorah&comma; the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This has come about because Carlos&comma; who is also going for re-election as the Member of Parliament for Tema West constituency has admitted to putting the lives of Ghanaians at risk&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color">Last week&comma; Carlos tested positive for coronavirus&comma; however&comma; he was asymptomatic<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;deputy-minister-carlos-ahenkorah-resigns-amid-covid-19-saga">&period;<&sol;a> That meant he was not showing symptoms and he was also not hospitalized&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- Standby Ad -->&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon;block" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599" data-ad-slot&equals;"2837309348" data-ad-format&equals;"auto" data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As a result&comma; he visited several centers where the voter’s registration exercises were ongoing in his constituency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Though some of the photos showed that he was in a mask and kept his distance&comma; people criticized him for willingly putting the lives of Ghanaians at risk just to further his political agenda&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- Standby Ad -->&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon;block" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599" data-ad-slot&equals;"2837309348" data-ad-format&equals;"auto" data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Various groups of people called on the President to fire him for his blatant disregard for the lives of the people who live in his constituency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>These calls resulted in the President giving Carlos an ultimatum to either resign or get fired&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Just minutes ago&comma; the President accepted his resignation which takes immediate effect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Carlos Ahenkorah was also present in the same ward when the CEO of the Forestry Commission&comma; Sir John passed away two days ago&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>After his resignation&comma; many are also calling on him to give up his nomination to run for the parliamentary seat for Tema West Constituency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Check out the resignation letter below or visit&nbsp&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;category&sol;breaking-news">OccupyGh&period;com for more stories&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;FB&lowbar;IMG&lowbar;1593766257925&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-60803"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon;block" data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599" data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

Elisha Opoku-Fosu: Elisha Opoku-Fosu is a final year student of the University of Ghana, pursuing a degree in Fine Arts. Elisha is a fascinating celebrity writer. I also find local politics interesting and have plans of taking up a political task in the near future. You can contact me on Phone: +233242067933 or Email me on: ElishaOPF@gmail.com