Kwesi Pratt Jnr is the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper
Veteran broadcaster Kwesi Pratt Jnr has strongly slammed Matt Whatley, a columnist for the British newspaper, The Telegraph, over his article on President John Dramani Mahama.
In the article, Whatley questioned why Britain is funding and doing business with Ghana, claiming that it is harmful to the UK, as Ghana allegedly sympathises with Russia.
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The columnist also expressed his views on the removal of the former Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, from office; the state’s prosecution of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, among other issues.
“President John Dramani Mahama took office in January for a second non-consecutive term. Since then, Ghana has taken a far-Leftward, anti-democratic turn. Wielding lawfare against his political opponents, he has bent the law to protect his own.
“The chief justice of the Supreme Court was dismissed based on a “petition” that was never made public; half a dozen more compliant justices have since been appointed to the same bench. Scores of legal cases against members of the president’s own party, many related to serious fraud and a major banking collapse, have been dropped,” portions of Whatley’s article on November 2, 2025 read.
However, in a response on X, on November 8, 2025, while sharing a snippet of Whatley’s article, Pratt did not mince words, questioning Whatley’s logic and describing him as a ‘pompous British journalist.’
“Mat Whatley, a columnist for the British newspaper ‘The Telegraph,’ obviously tries to apply logic, but the question is: what type of logic? In an article titled ‘Why Is Britain Funding Ghana’s Leftist, Russia-Sympathizing Government?,’ Whatley strongly suggests that Britain should not be doing business with Ghana. His reason – @JDMahama studied in Russia and enjoyed his stay there and therefore can be described as leftist and Russia–sympathizing. Wooow! This is some kind of logic,” Pratt stated.
According to him, Whatley should have taken the time to familiarise himself with the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, particularly regarding the removal of Justice Torkornoo.
He reminded Whatley that the procedures used for her removal are outlined in the constitution under Article 146, adding that the actions did not breach the law.
“Whatley also argues that the removal of Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as Chief Justice is an affront to judicial independence.
“If this pompous British journalist had read the constitution of Ghana, he would have found that the processes prescribed in Article 146 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution were scrupulously followed and that there has been no violation of law,” he added.
Pratt further accused the columnist of “conjuring up non-existent scenarios to justify their fixations,” despite portraying themselves as “champions of freedom.”
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He argued that individuals who claim to fight for freedom must present accurate and truthful facts.
“Those who claim to be champions of freedom ought to do their very best to be true to facts and stop conjuring up non-existent scenarios to justify their fixations,” he added.
Read his post below:
WHATLEY’S LOGIC
Mat Whatley, a columnist for the British newspaper “The Telegraph,” obviously tries to apply logic, but the question is: what type of logic?In an article titled “Why Is Britain Funding Ghana’s Leftist, Russia-Sympathizing Government?”, Whatley strongly suggests… pic.twitter.com/MogqgjjCrj
— Kwesi Pratt Jnr. (@kwesiprattjr) November 8, 2025
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