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General news for Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2020-10-07
Insight Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Kwesi Pratt Jnr
Ghanaian journalists, Kwesi Pratt Junior and Kwame Sefa Kayi, have offered opposing views on the president’s order to the Finance Ministry to pay off the $ 45,000 debt the state owes to legendary boxer David Kotei Poison.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo issued a statement on Monday, October 5, 2020, asking the Ministry of Finance to pay DK Poison for ‘compassionate reasons’.
In reaction to the launch on Peace FM’s ‘Kokroko’ show on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, Kwesi Pratt Jnr and Kwame Sefa Kayi praised the president for deciding to honor the legend.
While they both agree that paying off the 44-year-old debt is a commendable gesture, they have conflicting views on how much the legendary boxer should receive.
Mr. Pratt Jnr argues that the government should pay the money back with interest since the value of the money has increased over the period.
He questioned “$ 45,000 from the 1970s and we’re going to give him only $ 45,000.” but Sefa Kayi chimed in with “they said it’s out of compassion.”
The editor-in-chief of Insight newspaper exclaimed: “On compassionate ground? You owe someone and you’re going to come to terms and say it’s compassionate. “
However, the show’s host, Sefa Kayi, clarified that “From my interactions with Nathaniel Attoh, who recently interviewed DK Poison, there is no contract, so it’s really word of mouth. She has nothing to show that the government actually borrowed money from her, but her people at the time spoke for her. “
Pratt, disappointed, replied: “There are people who testify that he did give money to the government then. There is no doubt about the fact that the government took money from him. It is not word of mouth ”.
“This happened over thirty years ago and there is a trail of evidence, so $ 45,000 in 1976 and you pay that $ 45,000 in 2020 and then you’ve destroyed the money. But it’s okay that you finally got something. I’m happy now that they have finally given them their money, ”he added.
Sefa Kayi concluded: “To tell the truth, if you become law, it is not a legitimate transaction. There is no document to prove that the government took the money from him. The agreement made with the government by word of mouth is not upheld in law. How do you justify paying $ 45,000 plus interest on a loan that was made in 2020 without paperwork? “
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