Former NDC Chairman for Central Region, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has chastised Ghanaians over what he believes is an unfair treatment by the citizenry towards President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Allotey Jacobs, contributing to Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" show Wednesday morning, was shocked that the President is widely criticized although he has proven to be a competent leader.
To him, "from 2017 to 2020, President Nana Akufo-Addo steered the ship of this nation to success that we were nearing a kind of heaven on earth. Let's be frank with ourselves. This man has performed very well. He's shown that he is a mature elder".
"Now, why are we doing this to him?", he further asked.
The former NDC stalwart and now a social commentator made these comments while reacting to the strike actions by teacher unions and public service workers as well as the criticisms about the President's underperformance.
He also questioned; "What has President Nana Akufo-Addo done?"
He therefore urged the citizens to rally behind the President instead of passing comments and taking actions against him.
"This is the time for us, as citizens, to stand with President Nana Akufo-Addo . . . "
He noted that the Ghana's development will only be fully realized with right thinking, hence emphasizing "the Ghanaian society, our character, our attitude, our mentality; if we don't change, we shall never succeed as a nation".
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Admittedly, external factors are having a negative impact on the Ghanaian economy. However the utterances and behavior of Akuffo Addo and his appointees is what is making Ghanaians peeved and disappointed.As the saying goes to whom much is given, much is expected. Before 2017 i was one individual he believed so much in Akuffo Addo, a lot of people have made enemies because of their support for Akuffo Addo, but it's like he doesn't know what's happening around him. The scandals are becoming too much and he seems not to care. If people see you to be an honest and selfless leader irrespective of the difficulties facing the nation they will still rally behind you, however if they see a sudden change in the lifestyle of your appointees especially knowing who they were before they assumed office nobody will be ready to sacrifice. The failure of the E-levy to bring in the expected revenue is as a result of the fact that people are intentionally refusing to transfer funds electronically because they see politicians as 'mosquitos ' sucking their blood. I pray Akuffo Addo will use this last two years of his tenure to redeem his image which has sunk so low. Fact is Ghanaians are not happy with him at all. I feel sad when i see the insults on social media, but na who cause am?
Ghanaians are seriously ungrateful. When Nkrumah was in power, small suffering we go taste for future development we insulted and made noises until he was ousted. Now we behave as if we loved him. People asking what Akuffo Addo has done are lazy and liars. We've got Free SHS that was a bold move, National ID which is going to help investor confidence in our business world, lots of projects going in the Rural areas which Urban areas will never see, industrialization picking up, car manufacturers currently in the country, free electricity and water during the COVID crisis of which I benefitted hugely from, and so on... I watched international news and see a lot of countries demonstrating and crying about living conditions. But the Ghanaian just want to admit their leaders are ***barred word*** because as humans we just LOOOOVE to blame others when our own coconut heads are full of ***barred word*** Ungrateful beings will always refuse to see light and so they will always get darkness
Sometimes i feels sad to see older people lying because truth has been bought out of their mouth, and they defend lies like their life depend s on it. masa don't forget your lies are projecting lies of skyscrapers that will fall on you one day.
Please what exactly has the President done? Name just three.