A lecturer at the University of Ghana's Political Science Department, Charles Amo-Agyemang, has expressed concern that the approach taken by Minister of Foreign Affairs, , in publicly disclosing alleged corrupt practices at the Ghanaian Embassy in Washington DC and its subsequent closure, could potentially tarnish the country's international image.
Speaking in an exclusive phone interview with , Amo-Agyemang, an international relations expert, noted that the minister could have handled the issue more appropriately by treating it as a discreet national security matter, rather than making a public announcement. "When these issues come up with it being in international relations, they are kept as silent national security matters which is dealt with internally.
For me, the minister going out on this issue publicly tarnishes the image of Ghana.
I'm not saying that we should connive, condone or try to sweep this incident under the carpet but there are internal processes of dealing with these issues since they are seen as national security matters.
