International Diplomatic Consultant, Al-Wahab Farouk, has described the recent tweet from the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson on estranged Oliver Vormawor as unfortunate.
He believes that for a well proven diplomat with worthwhile experiences on the African continent, making such comments on the local affairs of her host country Ghana were unwarranted.
In an interview with Don Kwabena Prah on Happy98.9 FM’s “Epa Hoa Daben” socio-political talk show, Al Wahab shared, “It’s very unfortunate for a career diplomat and not just any ordinary diplomat. That’s a diplomat who holds three- four countries. She is not a novice and an ordinary person but knows Africa and has been around. She was the deputy high commissioner in Lagos, Nigeria before being posted to Ghana. In effect we literally stay with her on the African continent but I find in amazing and very intriguing that an ambassador can poke her nose into the affairs of an institution of state, that is the police.”
According to him, it is unworthy for any diplomatic leader to engage in banters with the security forces of the host country since they serve as key partners.
“Even if for anything at all the High Commissioners and Ambassadors on diplomatic missions, have the police of their host country as their key. I find it very amazing that she could have a banter with the force that guards your embassies, private homes and takes care of matters that border on your citizenry. In case of any incidents your first point of call is the police so as a diplomat of any country you don’t brush the police off,” he added.
Al-Wahab’s comments come at the back of the current trends in Ghana after the British High Commissioner, Hillary Thompson was accused by government officials of meddling in the country’s internal affairs with her tweet which read; “Oliver Barker Vormawor, convener of #FixTheCountry movement, arrested again, I understand for a motoring offence on his way to court. I’ll be interested to see where this goes…”
Subsequently, the Ghana Police released a four-page document signed by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, accusing the British High Commissioner of meddling in the internal affairs of the country and further instructing her to mind her own business
