Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has condemned the Kumasi Mayor over his decision to beat traders who sell on the pavements in Kumasi.

According to him, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not support him in any way.

He is of the view that the mayor should emulate the demeanour of the person who appointed him and not take the laws into his hands.

To Ade Coker, it is about time Ghanaian leaders think out of the box and not engage in ad hoc measures that are not sustainable.

“Lashing people won’t work. No NDC person will support him and I have heard that he has revised his notes…Then he can’t be a leader. You must find ways of creating jobs so people can clean the place at night and that is part of the 24hours we are talking about.

He had an idea, but he went beyond. I don’t think that is the character of the person who appointed him. You should look at your leader. The demeanor of your leader and work accordingly. Your leader is not reckless so you can’t be reckless.

He should build markets for them. We want to see him building the central market and rehabilitating the place and making sure there are other satellite markets where people can go and trade. These ad-hoc measures have not been of help to us in this 21st century. Go to other countries, and you can even sleep in their markets. So I disagree with what he intended to do. If I had his phone number, I would have called him and told him you don’t sit on national television and say this,” he said on Accra-based Asempa FM.