NPP GERMANY
PRESS RELEASE
13—11—2025
A Wake-Up Call: Leadership Requires Empathy, Not Reckless Loose Talks—NPP GERMANY Attacks Pusiga MP
When tragedy strikes a nation, the true character of its leaders is revealed not in what they say to comfort, but in what they fail to understand.
The comments made by the Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Laadi Ayii Ayamba, following the tragic deaths of young Ghanaians at the Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise, were not only insensitive—they were an insult to motherhood, leadership, and the collective conscience of a grieving nation.
At a time when mothers were wailing over the loss of their children, when fathers were burying dreams and hopes, the MP’s statement that the deaths were “beyond human control” and “ordained by Allah” landed like salt on an open wound.
It was a remark stripped of empathy, decency, and any sense of responsibility.
Let’s be clear: leadership is not about finding divine scapegoats for human negligence.
To claim that such needless deaths were “ordained” is to trivialize the pain of families who entrusted their children to a state institution, only to collect their lifeless bodies hours later.
What the Pusiga MP failed to grasp is that accountability and faith are not enemies. Belief in God’s will should never excuse human carelessness or absolve duty bearers of blame.
Her words betrayed a shocking disconnect between political power and moral sense.
Dr. Joshua Zaato, a political scientist at the University of Ghana, was absolutely right when he described her comments as “insensitive” and a reflection of “mediocrity.”
When our lawmakers begin to romanticize tragedy as divine fate, the very essence of governance collapses. Parliament should be the conscience of the nation, not an echo chamber of indifference.
How could a mother—a woman who surely understands the pain of loss—stand in the chamber of the people and utter words so void of empathy? Leadership, at its core, demands humanity before politics.
It requires one to feel before one speaks. But in this case, it seems the MP left her compassion at the door of Parliament.
Even her colleagues in the House reportedly cringed.
The reaction, according to Dr. Zaato, was one of discomfort and disbelief. That alone should have told her she had crossed a moral line.
A true leader would have stood up afterward to apologize—not because she was told to, but because her conscience demanded it.
Yet, no apology came. Instead, silence—louder and colder than her words—hung over the nation. That silence, too, is a statement. It says, “We don’t care enough.” And that is what Ghana’s political class must unlearn.
This tragedy was not “beyond human control.” It was the result of poor planning, overcrowding, and a system that continually disrespects the lives of its youth.
These were not deaths by destiny—they were deaths by dysfunction.
The families of the victims deserve more than platitudes.
They deserve investigations, reforms, and a solemn commitment that no recruitment exercise will ever again turn into a mass funeral. They deserve a government that takes responsibility, not one that hides behind divine will.
The Pusiga MP’s reckless comment should serve as a moral mirror for every politician who thinks words don’t matter.
In times of pain, a careless tongue can wound more than a bullet. Ghana’s leaders must learn that rhetoric carries weight—and the people are listening.
It is high time our MPs understood that holding public office comes with a sacred duty: to speak with compassion, to act with wisdom, and to lead with accountability.
The people’s representatives must never sound detached from the people’s pain.
Dr. Zaato’s criticism was not a personal attack; it was a patriotic call to conscience.
He reminded us that mediocrity has become normalized in our politics—and that should alarm every Ghanaian.
When lawmakers can excuse death with theology, the Republic itself is at risk of moral decay. What the Pusiga MP needs now is not political defense but personal reflection.
She must look into the eyes of those mothers who have lost their children and ask herself whether her words brought healing or hurt. Only then will she understand the gravity of her error.
Leadership is not about titles or privileges. It is about empathy in the face of pain and responsibility in the face of failure. When a leader cannot differentiate between destiny and negligence, that leader becomes a danger to public trust.
This is a wake-up call not only for Hon. Laadi Ayii Ayamba but for every public official who has forgotten the weight of their words. Ghana deserves leaders who comfort, not those who rationalize tragedy.
Let this be the last time any MP uses faith as a shield for failure.
Let it also be the moment when Parliament reclaims its moral authority by demanding accountability for the avoidable deaths of our young people.
True leadership begins where excuses end. The Pusiga MP must learn this lesson—not as a punishment, but as a chance to rediscover what it truly means to serve.
Until leaders begin to live by the same standards they preach, the dream of a truly fair and accountable democracy will remain just that — a dream.
Ghana’s democracy deserves better.
God Bless Our Homeland Ghana!!!
Long Live Ghana, long live the Elephant Party!!!!
Kukruduuuu Eeeessshiii!!!
Signed:
Nana Osei Boateng
NPP GERMANY
Communications Director
