{"id":23441,"date":"2022-07-24T15:31:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T15:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/jerome-otchere-writes-the-ogum-confusion-and-more"},"modified":"2022-07-24T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T16:03:30","slug":"jerome-otchere-writes-the-ogum-confusion-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/jerome-otchere-writes-the-ogum-confusion-and-more","title":{"rendered":"Jerome Otchere writes: The Ogum confusion and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>I make concessions. I\u2019m not shy to do that. On hindsight, my tweets right after news of Asante Kotoko coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum\u2019s purported resignation was ill-timed.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were shocked and upset. They needed something soothing, something reassuring, not opinions projecting the undercurrents leading to the confusion. I\u2019m very sorry.<\/p>\n<p>This is the admittance I make to those pointing to me that, I could\u2019ve been circumspect. Ill-mannered folks bent on denigrating me must be ignored. Criticisms that, I didn\u2019t have to provoke supporters just when the coach\u2019s so-called exit was announced are fair.<\/p>\n<p>We should be sober then, discerning minds must calmly watch developments in the club; it wouldn\u2019t be difficult to understand the import of my wrongly-timed tweet, which essentially said, beneath the shine of Nana Yaw Amponsah (NYA)\u2019s undisputed fine Kotoko works, is an unpleasant situation that that needs attention.<\/p>\n<p>This view I shared, admittedly at a mistaken time, arises out of my resolution to dispassionately look at issues. It\u2019s not NYA hate. We\u2019ve to be open-minded. I\u2019ve applauded NYA publicly on his transformational work, for example, the conscious attempt to place Kotoko on sound financial footing thorough sponsorship.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s repositioning the club on the minds of supporters, through exceptional social media interaction, stellar team performance this season, arduous fan mobilisation for funds and so on. But, certain things beneath these would undermine NYA\u2019s fantastic work.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve to think to see. We shouldn\u2019t be deceived. Underneath NYA\u2019s glittering work, are matters that have always hurt Kotoko and if not addressed, would hurt more in no time. Disaffection within Board-Management, and the technical team, as seen in Ogum\u2019s case this week have all been there. Is this why some fans think I want NYA to fail? No.<\/p>\n<p>What happened this week, sounds warning bells for the club\u2019s leadership to act. The Board must be united and firm. In Manhyia Palace\u2019s notice, heralding their appointment, the buck stops with them. In fact, in corporate governance practices, which the Palace insisted on, this week\u2019s developments are unhealthy for progress.<\/p>\n<p>The tension has been building up to this week. We must douse it properly. Now, whether or not Ogum resigned is immaterial. Whether elements within us rushed to broadcast his departure also doesn\u2019t matter. If the Board\u2019s latest posture amounts to a behindhand public relations step, so be it! Calm is necessary. So are peace and unity.<\/p>\n<p>Management must know that criticism isn\u2019t hatred. NYA must know that for some of us it\u2019s simply the passion for Kotoko \u2013 not the ridiculous hate-agenda being bandied. I\u2019ve no time for that. I may hold views which could be wrong but it\u2019s not hate. My heart has productive things to consume in these depressive times of the world.<\/p>\n<p>To me, Ogum\u2019s return seems unrealistic. The under-tides that birthed this week\u2019s confusion and how we handled it, calls for deeper assessment and forward-looking decisions, not schemes to make Ogum, Management or the Board look nice. It\u2019s Kotoko that must be made to look good all the time.<\/p>\n<p>We should\u2019ve been planning by now; the Africa campaign, GPL title defence and so on. But, here we\u2019ve a self-inflicted pain, resulting from bottled matters but which must now be confronted and addressed behind the outside niceties. Firm, united leadership is needed now to deal with the things that matter to spare fans more anguish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. I make concessions. I\u2019m not shy to do that. On hindsight, my tweets right after news of Asante Kotoko coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum\u2019s purported resignation was ill-timed. Fans were shocked and upset. They needed something soothing, something reassuring, not opinions projecting the undercurrents leading to the confusion. I\u2019m very sorry. 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