Anyidoho Refuses To Comment On Ayariga’s Resignation

The Communications Director of the Presidency, Mr. Koku Anyidoho has refused to comment to the media on the newspaper reports that a major trouble is brewing at the seat of government between him and the presidential spokesperson, Mr. Mahama Ayariga. The Statesman newspaper this morning reported that there is an almost daily running battle between Mr. Koku Anyidoho and Mahama Ayariga over who is the final authority on communications emanating from the presidency and that Ayariga was allegedly on the verge of calling it quits. Mr. Koku Anyidoho and Mahama Ayariga are both serving in the communications department at the presidency, where Mr. Anyidoho is the communications director and Mr. Ayariga the presidential spokesperson, but the paper said the two are fighting over who is superior and who serves under who? In an interview with Peacefmonline, Mr. Koku Anyidoho refused to comment on the report, saying “I won’t comment.” When he was pressed further by our reporter, John Nyaaba, he added, “whether it is true or not, I will not comment or explain anything to the media”, and ordered the reporter to hang up. In a separate interview with Mr. Ayariga at 7:20 this morning, he politely said, he had not read the story in the newspaper so he could not comment on it, adding, “I will talk to you after reading the story”. Reacting to this, the managing editor of the Insight newspaper, Mr. Kwesi Pratt has criticised the presidency. He said “the President need not have a spokesperson, a communications director, and a minister of information. It is just increasing the number of ministers, and this can make president Mills’ lean government initiative unsuccessful, he added on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrookoo’ Morning show. Pix: Mahama Ayariga