NAPO’s comparison of Akufo-Addo to Nkrumah misguided, insulting – Kofi Buah

The
Member
of
Parliament
for
Ellembelle,
Emmanuel
Armah-Kofi
Buah,
has
criticised
the
running
mate
of
the
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP),
Dr.
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh
for
comparing
President
Nana
Addo
Dankwa
Akufo-Addo’s
achievements
to
that
of
Ghana’s
first
president,
Dr
Kwame
Nkrumah.

Armah-Kofi
Buah
said
the
NPP’s
running
mate’s
comparison
is
“a
misguided
and
insulting
affront
to
the
legacy
of
Ghana’s
founding
father.”

During
his
unveiling
in
Kumasi
on
Tuesday,
Dr.
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh,
popularly
called
NAPO,
asserted
that
no
president,
including
Dr.
Kwame
Nkrumah,
has
developed
Ghana
like
President
Akufo-Addo
has
done
since
2017.

“Since
independence
from
1957
till
today,
we
have
not
had
any
president
that
has
helped
Ghana
like
Nana
Addo
Dankwa
Akufo-Addo.
I
say
from
1957
till
today,
you
can
bring
your
Kwame
Nkrumah…
no
president
who
has
protected
Ghana
and
moved
the
country
forward
like
Nana
Addo
Dankwa
Akufo-Addo,”
NAPO
said
to
a
cheering
gathering.

The
Deputy
Minority
Leader,
however,
posted
his
Facebook
page
and
disagreed
with
NAPO,
stating
that
Kwame
Nkrumah’s
legacy
is
unmatched
and
that
such
comparisons
are
unjust
and
illogical.

“Dr.
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh’s
attempt
to
compare
Nana
Addo
to
Osagyefo
Dr.
Kwame
Nkrumah
following
his
uninspiring
outdooring
as
the
running
mate
to
the
failed
presidential
candidate
of
the
NPP,
Dr.
Mahamudu
Bawumia
is
a
misguided
and
insulting
affront
to
the
legacy
of
Ghana’s
founding
father.
Dr.
Nkrumah’s
unparalleled
contributions
to
Ghana’s
independence
and
development
are
undeniable,
and
any
attempt
to
draw
comparisons
with
Nana
Addo
is
unjust
and
illogical.

“Dr.
Nkrumah’s
vision,
leadership,
and
progress
are
unmatched
in
Ghana’s
history.
Nkrumah’s
legacy
and
accomplishments
span
across
all
regions
in
Ghana,
with
even
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh’s
own
Ashanti
region
benefiting
greatly
from
his
achievements
and
profound
impact.”

Armah-Kofi
Buah
highlighted
some
of
the
projects
Ghana’s
first
president
executed
in
the
Ashanti
region
and
nationally
and
questioned
the
guts
with
which
NAPO
sought
to
denigrate
Nkrumah’s
legacy.

He
further
accused
President
Akufo-Addo
of
performing
abysmally
which
he
said
has
plunged
Ghana
into
an
economic
mess.

“Is
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh
strangely
suggesting
that
Nana
Akufo-Addo’s
administration,
which
has
plunged
the
country
into
economic
turmoil
through
unprecedented
borrowing,
debt
distress,
stinking
corruption,
and
ineffective
leadership,
is
somehow
superior
to
the
transformative
leadership
of
Dr.
Kwame
Nkrumah
that
propelled
Ghana
into
a
new
era
of
development
and
progress?

“Under
Dr.
Kwame
Nkrumah’s
visionary
leadership,
Ghana
emerged
as
a
beacon
of
hope
and
a
shining
star
in
Africa,
setting
an
example
for
other
nations
to
follow.
Regrettably,
Ghana
has
now
become
a
laughing
stock
owing
to
the
abysmal
performance
of
the
Akufo
Addo-Bawumia-led
government.”

He
added
that
NAPO
must
render
a
public
apology
for
attempting
to
rewrite
history
and
belittle
the
achievements
and
contributions
of
Kwame
Nkrumah
to
the
development
of
Ghana.

“NAPO
must
retract
his
statement
and
apologize
for
his
attempt
to
mischievously
rewrite
history.
Dr.
Kwame
Nkrumah’s
legacy
is
sacrosanct,
and
any
attempt
to
downgrade
it
will
be
met
with
fierce
resistance.

“The
people
of
Ghana
will
not
tolerate
any
attempt
to
distort
the
country’s
history
and
undermine
the
legacy
of
its
founding
father.
The
undying
legacy
of
the
African
of
the
Millennium
and
global
icon,
Osagyefo
Dr.
Kwame
Nkrumah,
will
forever
be
protected
and
not
allowed
to
be
distorted
and
undermined.”




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