The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Baffour Awuah, has expressed concern over what he describes as a growing attitude among some public office holders who assume they are more intelligent than the people they serve.
According to him, such behaviour influences poor decision-making and leads to actions that disregard public expectations and basic respect.
“When I respect people’s intelligence, I’ll be more guided and indeed guarded in my actions and inactions. I think that is the situation that we are all experiencing in this country.”
The MP noted that many individuals in authority behave as though they possess superior intelligence, even though their peers and in some cases, their subordinates may have equal or greater knowledge and experience.
“People holding offices sometimes think that they are more intelligent than others, but we went to the same school; in some instances, there are others who are more intelligent, and even if not more intelligent, perhaps after school they’ve acquired substantial experience that we may not have.”
Baffour Awuah stressed the importance of humility and respect in leadership, warning that disregarding the capabilities of others undermines effective governance.
He also touched on issues relating to the powers of arrest within state institutions, pointing out widespread misconceptions about the National Investigative Bureau (NIB), formerly BNI.
“So when you are dealing with people, respect them. People respect his power of arrest. Do you know that the BNI, which is now known as the National Investigative Bureau, doesn’t even have the power of arrest? It arrests in collaboration with other agencies of state that have that power, and so the OSP is in a special category and has the power of arrest.”
He questioned why a body with full arrest powers would rely on an institution without such authority.
“When you have the power of arrest, do you go to NIB, that doesn’t have the power of arrest?”
Source: Elvisanokyenews.com
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