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The Founder and the 2016 Presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has asked a senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Professor Ransford Edward Gyampo to read more on the duties of the Ambassador-at-Large portfolio before commenting publicly on it.

According to the outspoken politician, the political science lecturer “is ignorant about the duties of an Ambassador-at-Large”.

According to Hassan Ayariga, Professor Gyampoh holds the view that an Ambassador-at-Large is superior to all other ambassadors and that he performs special duties.

“Professor Gyampo is ignorant about the duties of the Ambassador-at-Large”, he said, adding that “being a professor does not make you more intelligent than others”.

Mr Ayariga said this on Accra-based Okay FM on Friday morning.

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According to him, Prof Gyampo relied solely on the dictionary definition of the Ambassador-at-Large portfolio to assume that “an Ambassador-at-Large is superior to other ambassadors or supervises the work of other ambassadors”.

Prof Gyampo

Prof Gyampo had earlier explained that the Ambassador-at-Large position is not a mean position but “the boss of all ambassadors”.
‘The man is the boss of all ambassadors. Actually, ambassadors would shiver when he visits them! He is a diplomat of the highest rank who would represent and advise the President on crucial matters relating to diplomatic issues and on matters pertaining to the work of All ambassadors appointed by the President’. Prof. Gyampo explained

In a Facebook page, Prof Gyampo threw a challenge to all those arguing that the Ambassador-at-Large portfolio is an errand boy position to attend his lectures to broaden their horizon.

“Why is there a lot of ignorance in the body politic? Those who think an ambassador at large is a mean position should attend my lecture this morning with my MA Students”, he posted.

He admonished those who don’t know and seeks to know to do so via the University of Ghana.

“Those who don’t know must take lessons in Diplomacy. Legon Centre for International Affairs and the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana are the places to go for knowledge on this matter”, Prof Gyampo advised

Ayariga

However, Mr Ayariga maintained that an Ambassador-at-Large is not superior to other ambassadors, and neither does he supervise the work of other ambassadors. He is a “mere errand boy of the president”, he emphasised.

“Prof Gyampo only read the dictionary meaning of the Ambassador-at-Large”, submitted Ayariga, insisting that “if you read dictionary meaning, add some wisdom to it”.

He added, “if he is a professor he should add wisdom and common sense to his knowledge”.

According to him, the political science lecturer had refused to add common sense to his academic sense, thus limiting his understanding of the portfolio.