The Truth Behind Not Giving Any Support To The Incompetent Ghanaian President, Akufo Addo

Akufo Addo is the worst president in the political history of Ghana

Tell me your name and I will tell you where you come from. Among Ghanaian presidents, I can tell you those that achieved success through hard work, efficiency, dedication, in the country and the one that only appeared on the political scene for self-recognition and to divide the people.

 

Akufo Addo thinks of his family and himself only, the reason despite the collapsed banking institutions and the high rate of unemployment in the country, his burning ambition is to build a Cathedral and now the latest embarrassment is "President cuts sod for the construction of Award House."

 

Since the NPP government doesn't know how to create jobs, improve the health sectors, and the deadly roads killing innocent Ghanaians daily, they only boast of toilets and free education that is in acute crisis. 

 

Apart from corruption, ignorant plays a major role in Ghana’s underdevelopment to the extent that nothing significant has been achieved since Akufo Addo became president, yet when someone criticizes the president, the morons say it is disrespectful. What has disrespect got to do with criticism?

 

Ghana may already sink or at the point of sinking, meanwhile, the prices of everything has gone up, while the cedi has depreciated, yet, they say we shouldn’t talk but to support a government that is deeply corrupt to bring a whole rich country like Ghana to its knees.

 

One can be inspired by his father because he was a politician but you can never be a good politician like your father. It doesn't make sense at all if someone forces himself to be a president because of greed or had a relative who was a politician.

 

The result can be very disastrous, ranging from a fragile economy, hunger, debt, to a high rate of unemployment. This is what we are currently experiencing in Ghana.

 

Since the NPP government doesn't know how to create jobs, build the necessary projects the country needs, improve the economy, health, and educational sectors, Akufo Addo has failed miserably as a leader. 

 

This is the kind of president the morons in Ghana and outside the country, including the failed Akyem writer, want others to follow.

 

I am not ready to write any stupid articles to give my support to an incompetent Ghanaian president or politician in the country. I need to inform the failed jealous ‘Akyem’ columnist who can’t stand me because his dark heart can’t accept that I am a better writer than him.

 

It is not the use of big English words that makes one a good writer. Good writers are easily recognized by the subjects of interest they choose and it’s education to the general public.

 

As a so-called columnist with over five thousand written articles, ‘Akyem’ columnist should have been a very good writer with his works available on both local and international platforms.

 

But because in his entire life, he devoted his time by writing articles to promote hate and division in Ghana, he failed as a writer. How do you expect someone whose entire works are based on tribalism and hate, against people such as John Mahama, Kwame Nkrumah, etc, to be a successful writer?

 

If the Akyem columnist articles make sense, he should have got numerous followers on Twitter. I went to his Twitter account and behold, I saw only 48 followers, yet, this writer (Joel Savage) that the Akyem columnist hates so much has worked hard to gain over 6,000 followers.

 

Do you think Twitter followers are fools to follow everyone just for nothing or someone like you because you have a Ph.D. to your name?

 

Business people, journalists, scientists, health officials, engineers, pilots, etc, on the social platform LinkedIn, are neither fools nor stupid too, the reason I have close to 8,000 followers. So before you use stupid names on people, first, you need to think deeply about your own position.

 

From the time I joined ModernGhana news columnists, you have continued to hate me till now. According to yourself, you were born on April 8, 1963, in Ghana but this writer born in January 1957, older than you by 6 years, is stronger and handsome than you.

 

Joel Savage at 63 in 2020

The picture I used for this article is Joel Savage at 63, in 2020. By God's Grace, look how energetic and handsome I am at such an age.

 

Let everyone visit the column of this man on ModernGhana and take a look at how horrible he looks at the age of 57. In fact, he looks like an American junkie or a drug addict.

The so-called Ghanaian writer, Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, claims to be related to the president, Akufo Addo, and therefore, wants me to praise the incompetent government of the NPP. How possible such an old man was born in 1963, (57) years old? 

Do you think I am stupid like you to follow an incompetent Ghanaian president like Akufo Addo? I am not a fool. In Ghana, no one is better than anyone,

 

If you sit in America and blow your nepotistic and tribalistic trumpet, supporting a corrupt and inefficient president because you are related, according to you, doesn't mean I will also do the same, therefore, continue screaming and accuse me to be a member of the NDC.

 

Nobody is better than anyone in Ghana, despite that we have different regions or come from different roots, yet Akufo Addo has shown that if you are not an Akyem, then you are either not a Ghanaian or you are an outcast.

 

Wisdom and knowledge are special gifts from God, if you are born without them, then cultivate them to improve your life. If you fail to have them during your youth, you will die an old man without them. That’s a big injustice to yourself, you don’t have to blame anybody for that.

 

If America and Europe stink like the gutters of Makola Market, you people wouldn’t be there to support bad governments in Ghana. Because America has good medical facilities, Ken Ofori Atta went there for medical treatment, yet the uncompleted projects, including hospitals Mahama couldn’t complete, were abandoned by the NPP government. What a waste of resources?

 

Ghana is for Ghanaians, not for a tribe, we need to find a better leader to move the country forward; therefore, I am not ready to give support to any incompetent Ghanaian leader, hell, no.

 

I will weep daily if I am related to Akufo Addo because his presence in Ghana as a president is very embarrassing and his leadership hasn't only crippled the country by corruption, incurred debt but also made Ghana, this great nation a laughing stock in the eyes of the developed world.

Ghana Harbor Issues, 300% Customs Duty Paid On One Second-Hand Car

The Ghanaian leader, Nana Akufo Addo

The current political and economic situation and the impact of corruption in Ghana, are more than serious. One of the places noted for widespread corruption and bribery is the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority.

I need to say that day and night, I think over the political situation in Ghana, my country. No doubt many Ghanaians in the country and those in the Diaspora world, do the same thinking. I can not help fearing that the lack of good leadership and judiciary system in the country have worsened the situation.

Who feels it knows it, therefore, I listen to the voice of the suffering masses or the common Ghanaian, to write my articles, not the boastful Ghanaian politicians, driving flashy expensive luxurious cars, enjoying all benefits, in a depressive economy, yet claiming everything is going well in the country.

On July 5 and 12, 2020, programs tagged "Habor Issues with GUTTA," appeared simultaneously on local television, "Ghaspora TV" hosted by a Ghanaian journalist, Mr. Simon 'Bonsafo' Bawua, in Antwerp, Belgium, to discuss harbor serious problems that need an immediate solution, yet successive Ghanaian governments, including the administration of Nana Akufo Addo, have ignored.

On the program, a Ghanaian businessman appeared in a video, to speak out the neglected habor issues in Ghana, humbly requesting viewers to share the video to everyone because he considers Ghanaian governments and politicians very wicked people. 

Reference: Video link on Youtube - https://bit.ly/2D4uAX0

According to him, there is no work in Ghana, thus; many people have to struggle to find their way, the reason some of them are in Europe today, yet it's not easy to live in Europe, since many Ghanaians have to undertake two to three jobs to survive.

"After the struggle, one who purchases a second-hand car at the cost of $2,000, pays $1,500 for the freight, and when the car reaches the harbor in Ghana, you are requested to pay customs duty of $7,000 or $8,000, so as a reasonable person, why Ghanaian leaders are wicked to that extent?" He asked.

"Why Ghanaian leaders have that type of wicked character of not thinking of people who are suffering?" He asked. He lamented on the hopeless situation of importers and exporters, accusing the Ghanaian leaders of taking the harbors as their "Cocoa farms," to enrich themselves, at the expense of sufferers." 

He stressed further that " due to the over duty tax imposed on cars, vehicles are sold at auction because the owners can't afford the cost to clear the vehicle from the ports." How can the lack of effective leadership and corruption bring such unfortunate circumstances for importers?

In Europe, the prices of second-hand cars reflect on the date the car was first registered. Thus, if you can't afford a two-year-old car, you can make a purchase of one between three to six years. 

Since in Ghana, you can't take a vehicle older than 10 years into the country, it is likely that you can buy an eight-year-old car at 2,000 Euros, but when the vehicle gets to Ghana, customs duty levied on the vehicle could be about 8,000 Euros, that is 300% more than the purchase price. 

This is one of the problems associated with the Ghana Ports Authority for a very long time but according to sources, the problems have increased, a situation many Ghanaian entrepreneurs and businessmen are describing as "from frying pan to fire," under the government of Nana Akufo Addo.

Ghanaian politicians, like all African politicians, pretend they care about the people but confidently, I can say that Ghanaian politicians, like all African politicians, are inspired by politics just to enrich themselves. They have no conscience, integrity, and empathy.

Chairman 'Bonsafo' Bawua, the host for 'Ghaspora TV' in Antwerp, Belgium

If Ghanaian politicians care about both Ghanaians at home and those in the Diaspora, the unemployment rate in the country will not be so high, while Africans in the Diaspora pay abnormal high customs duty on goods brought into the country.

 

Nobody expects magic overnight in any administration but if for decades, the government come and go, without things improving in the country, that means the leaders are either inefficient or corrupt, yet these are the words Ghanaian politicians don’t want to hear.

Why Ghanaians in the Diaspora continue to face these problems if the money remitted into the country plays a major role in sustaining Ghana's economy? And why do successive governments keep advising Ghanaians in the Diaspora to help Ghana grow, yet nobody seems to care about the problems they encounter in Ghana? 

It is inconceivable to me that Ghana has no future, however, if it has then Nana Akufo Addo should prove it to make things better for the suffering Ghanaians and those living outside Ghana.

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WHY AKUFO ADDO IMITATES HOUPHET BOIGNY WHEN GHANA IS IN DIRE STRAITS?

Nana Akufo-Addo imitates Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

Successive Ghanaian governments are often criticized, accompanied by insults, and the criticism has been particularly acute in relation to poor performance and rampant corruption. If the media is not behind you, definitely, you’ll lose favor. This is exactly what happened to the former Ghanaian leader, John Mahama, who lost his second-term presidential race to the NPP.

It is obvious that Nana Akufo-Addo doesn’t want to experience a similar fate and, therefore, would like to impress Ghanaians, starting with developmental projects. However, it is worth asking Nana Akufo-Addo about the significance of constructing a 5000-seat national cathedral in Accra when hospitals have no beds and thousands of Ghanaians are unemployed.

Is it true of what the white man says? According to white people, Africans are lazy and, therefore, always expect miracles from heaven. We can’t ignore such degrading utterances because we have proved them to be true. Because it doesn’t really make sense for a government to just announce that they want to build a 5000-seater cathedral when the cost can be used to create employment. 

Just imagine Ghana's poor sanitation, open sewage, and stinky gutters. Akufo-Addo has ignored all of these problems generating malaria in the country, and is planning to build a cathedral? May God give African leaders some wisdom to rule the suffering masses without building a cathedral.

Nana now dreams big and wants to impress Ghanaians by imitating the late Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Houphouet-Boigny was ruling an impoverished country in dire financial straits, and then, like Nana Akufo-Addo, one day he decided that it would be a good idea to build a second Vatican dome in his poverty-stricken hometown of Yamoussoukro.

In the midst of a high rate of unemployment, illiteracy, and excessive corruption, similar to the present situation in Ghana, an almost replica of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, completed in 1989, measuring 30,000 square meters, was constructed and named ‘Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix de Yamoussoukro.’ The whole project cost the government 300 million dollars.

After the 30 acres of marble were delivered by an Italian firm and the glass was also brought in from France, Houphouet-Boigny was asked how he was going to finance the church since his government was in financial straits. He replied, “A deal with God has been done, and all the 7000 seats are also individually air-conditioned.”

Three years after the Vatican replica was completed, Houphouet-Boigny dedicated it to the Pope, who consecrated the church in 1990. Did Houphouet-Boigny ever regret such a religious investment in a country where more than two-thirds of its people aren’t even Christian? Why are African leaders wasting our resources in search of self-recognition?

Frankly speaking, regarding the current economic turmoil in Ghana, such a cathedral isn’t necessary at all. It would not serve any purpose, just like how Houphouet-Boigny’s African Vatican didn’t serve any purpose. Who is Nana Akufo-Addo undertaking this project for, Ghanaians or himself?

If he is building it for Ghanaians, then I will remind him that Ghanaians need jobs and the sick need hospital beds; however, if the building is to immortalize himself and his presidency, then that philosophy will lose its significance and be short-lived.

AN OPEN INTERVIEW WITH THE GHANAIAN LEADER NANA AKUFO ADDO

The Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo

Nana Akufo-Addo, you are currently a Ghanaian leader under the platform of the New Patriotic Party. Apart from your educational and professional career, it’s likely that you inherited your political ambition from your father, Edward Akufo-Addo, who was a member of the ‘Big Six,’ one of the founding fathers of Ghana who fought for the country's independence.

As a Ghanaian and journalist, I wish to ask you a few questions, Mr. President. This interview wouldn't be quick enough for publication if I needed to follow the right procedure to grant me an interview. Thus, this is the reason I made it open for my fellow Ghanaians to read also.

Nana Akufo-Addo, I will be very glad if these questions are answered. Above all, it will be very good for both Ghanaians and you if all the questions are answered.

• Mr. President, many Ghanaians are facing a very tough political climate in the country, while many are unemployed; therefore, how do you plan on dealing with issues such as unemployment?

• In every country, the health of an individual is very important. But in Ghana, when one is sick and has no money to treat themselves at the hospital, they may surely die. How are you going to make life worth of sick patients in Ghana? 

• At the same time, it's all over the media that some hospitals in Ghana lack beds and ambulances, the reason many patients either sleeping on the floor or being refused admission. Mr. President, when will such ugly scenes come to an end in Ghana?

• Mr. President, law, and order are two important tools that promote peace and security in a country, but at the moment, many Ghanaians are living in fear because of armed robbers. What assurance will you give Ghanaians to live a normal life without fear?

• You defeated the Mahama's NDC with promises. Have you fulfilled any of your promises, and where do you see yourself within your first four years from now?

•  What is your response to the increasing number of articles from American, Dutch, and German medical writers about Aids and Ebola medical crimes to depopulate Africa, while the US government, the World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control keep deceiving the world that Ebola is being spread by bats?

• How can you convince Ghanaians that you are fighting against corruption when some of your own NPP politicians are in corruption scandals?

• What role can political leaders play for the majority of Ghanaians who have no hope of having confidence in them?

• Prices of agricultural products feeding Ghanaians are not easy to afford because some of the roads to transport the foodstuffs to the nearest markets are extremely bad. Mr. President, what plans do you have to repair or construct roads for the accessible markets? 

STOP THE ANTAGONISM POLITICS IN GHANA

Nana Akufo-Addo and the former Ghanaian leader, John Mahama: Antagonistic politics should be discouraged in Ghana

No matter how effective a leader is, certain factors can hamper their efforts, leading to hostility, slow development, anger, and frustration in a country.

Apart from corruption, two issues that have drastically taken their toll on Ghanaian politics are armed robbery and political antagonism.

The present political situation in Ghana, in regards to the impact of corruption, the imposition of higher tariffs on imported goods, and the exorbitant prices of both foreign and locally manufactured products, is enough to reveal that Ghana is struggling to maintain a flexible economy.

Instead of all the political parties coming together to find common solutions, suggest ways to create employment and develop the country, the New Patriotic Party is under constant attack from opposition parties, especially the NDC, while the NDC also experiences the same.

Such an antagonistic political atmosphere in Ghana is not helping Ghana anyway; instead, it’s dividing a country in which citizens aren’t interested in political violence.

The NPP and NDC members keep exchanging insults. In many African countries, experience reveals a similar issue leading to political violence. I want to use this platform to humbly ask Ghanaians to stop the uncivilized behavior and help Nana Akufo-Addo’s government make Ghana a better place.

Such political antagonism can never help a nation to thrive or flourish. This is one of the reasons Ghanaians see no progress in the country and are now blaming Nana Akufo-Addo for all the hardships, without taking into consideration the shortest period this president has been in office.

Political opponents spend time posting angry, abusive, and discriminatory comments and articles against each other, and think such articles will help Ghana as a nation. Antagonistic politics is killing Ghana at a very fast rate, like how corruption is having serious implications for Ghana.

Anger and insults have now become identified with Ghanaian politics, and no political party is prepared to help each other to help other parties succeed because of greed and corruption.

It is not beyond belief to imagine how Ghana can be transformed under multiple plans, solutions, and opinions from different political parties. If no political party is willing to help the present Ghanaian government restore Ghana to its former state, then no one should be a stumbling block to its efforts.

Finding solutions to curb and reduce armed robbery in Ghana

Armed robbery not only puts the lives of Ghanaians in danger, but it also affects the development of a country. No matter how great Ghana’s political history is, with wonderful sight attractions, the country can never earn enough foreign exchange if armed robbery is prevalent in the country. Armed robbery scares tourists because it’s a crime.

There are many ways to reduce armed robbery in every country. I will, therefore, share my opinions if they will be useful to the Ghanaian government. There are too many illegal firearms in Ghana because, either sold to armed robbers by some policemen or snatched away by the robbers.

How can the Ghanaian government get back all the illegal firearms circulating in the country? This is where the Ghanaian government has to build a friendly relationship with robbers and thieves and call for the submission of all illegal firearms. The government must give anyone who submits one gun a good, specified amount.

The government has to give them full assurance by not breaking the assurance that it is not a trap to arrest them. They are hungry and unemployed, which reason many are involved in armed robbery; therefore, if they gain any confidence in the government to submit an illegal firearm, the government shouldn’t abuse that trust to arrest any of them. 

If this plan works, the Ghanaian government will see how many guns brave, hungry robbers will submit to them.

Another solution is giving armed robbers education to integrate into society. A special vocational school must be set up to train them in fields such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and driving. This is a way to give them a second life to avoid being a menace to society. 

Criminal records reveal that thieves and armed robbers, after a prison sentence, go back to their old bad habits because society is no friend to them. Setting up a vocational school will educate those outgoing prisoners to live a useful and purposeful life.

My dear, Nana Akufo Addo, I don’t like politics, and I am not a member of any Ghanaian political party, but since I want you to be different and special among the past Ghanaian leaders, and transform Ghana to be a better place for everyone including me to enjoy, I will humbly ask you as a leader to try what I have suggested in this article and see if Ghana will not be free from armed robbers.