Twene Jonas Descends on Ashanti Regional Minister Over Reaction To Adum Fire, Advises Him In Video

• Popular Ghanaian social commentator based in the US, Twene Jonas, has called out the Ashanti Regional Minister over how he handled fire officers who were on the field to douse the Adum Market fire
• Twene Jonas believes that the Minister's approach was wrong since fire fighting, especially at that magnitude, requires joint efforts from all the relevant authorities
• The social commentator thus advised Dr Amoakohene and the current Mahama-led administration to equip the service

Twene Jonas has called out the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, over his handling of fire officers during the Adum Market fire.

The Ghanaian social commentator noted in a video that the Minister's reaction to the fire officers was not the best course of action.

While addressing the matter, Twene Jonas advised the Minister to provide equipment to the service and not publicly reprimand the officers as he was seen doing in the video.

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Twene Jonas' comments follow a media back-and-forth between an officer at the Ghana National Fire Service and the Minister.

It all began when Dr Amoakohene scolded fire officers attempting to put out the Adum Market fire. Frustrated over the slow pace of work, the Ashanti Regional Minister yelled at the officers on the ground and asked them to do better.

His reaction prompted a response from the Public Relations Officer at the service, Mr Alex King Nartey who called him out over his remarks and urged him not to address issues relating to the service's response to fire issues in that manner.

The back-and-forth continued with a response from the Minister, and later, an apology from Alex King who eventually conceded and acknowledged his comments to the Minister were unsavoury.

Despite getting an apology from the PRO, Twene Jonas believes the Minister handled the situation poorly and advised him to do better.

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He urged Dr Amoakohene and the current administration to equip fire officers with the needed equipment instead of publicly humiliating them.

Watch the video below:

Reactions to Twene blasting Amoakohene over Adum

Netizens who saw the video of Twene Jonas calling out the Ashanti Regional Minister expressed mixed reactions. While some supported Twene Jonas, others did not agree with his remarks and called him out in the comments section.

@Favour wrote:

"Twene today de3 Wagyimi papa, did u watch the video urself cos he asked them if they have any problem and they said no. So how will he supply if they don’t have a problem, today de3 Wagyimi too much."

@Obaa Ella wrote:

"Today dier he's a fool ong when he was insulting Nana Addo dier he wasn't a fool ofui."

@Joe Bless wrote:

"Machine is not there, but it was wheelbarrow d fire service persons drove to d scene. Wu y3 aboa, wo gyimie. D fire service persons should have dealt with the situation and later hold the government to account."

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@Iam_toria wrote:

"Those who were hailing Jonas in the last 8 years are the same people insulting him today 😂😂😂how time flies."

@Justman Arena wrote:

"You see now all the NDC guys are insulting Twene Jonas , ooooh l see."

@Mary wrote:

"Twene I thought you are a friend to the NDC."

@ISAAC AMEN wrote:

"Bitter truth, that minister is not serious, how can u be shouting at someone's father and u haven’t provided him with de ryt equipment, its not about NDC, its about de minister. We have tall buildings in GH now."

@Opoku1967 wrote:

"Done followers."

@KOK wrote:

"Is it because you think he's making the government unpopular?.. sorry."

@Abynarh Serwaa wrote:

"Honestly, you are speaking the truth."

Twene Jonas blasts Bukom Banku

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Twene Jonas, in a video, blasted retired boxer Bukom Banku for involving himself in his new feud with Kevin Taylor.

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Taylor, the US-based Ghanaian social commentator questioned why the retired Ghanaian boxer failed to advise the journalist.

He also dismissed Bukom Banku's claims that he would face repercussions for his remarks upon returning to Ghana.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh