Akufo-Addo always ‘blaming his failures, woes on those he claims don’t vote for him’ – Prof. Jane Naana

President Akufo-Addo “has been consistent in blaming his failures and woes on those who he claims do not vote for him”, former President John Mahama’s 2020 running mate Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has said in response to Mr Akufo-Addo’s honest confession recently that he deliberately deprived Ekumfi of development because the people voted out his preferred candidate Francis Ato Cudjoe from parliament.

According to the President, despite appointing Ato Cudjoe as Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, he was voted out of parliament much to his chagrin.

Speaking in the Twi language at the Jubilee House during a call on him by the traditional leaders from the constituency, the President said to them plainly that he took his mind off Ekumfi following the ousting of Ato Cudjoe from parliament.

He said as a result of that, “I did not pay attention to development in your area, I have to be honest with you, but since you have brought it up, I will pay attention to it”.

In a statement on X, Prof Opoku-Agyemang said such responses have been trendy excuses for the president.

“No one has forgotten his response to Torgbui Adzonu-Gaga Amenya Fiti V, the Paramount Chief from Aflao, about the need to complete one of our e-blocks to pre-empt unnecessary stress”, the former education minister recalled, adding: “Many remember a similar reaction in response to the displaced and traumatised people of the flooded areas in the Volta Region”.

“He simply repeated the same to the usurpers from Ekumfi as described by the family of our late President, who were granted audience on a matter that is clearly none of their business”, she noted.

Read Prof Opoku-Agyemang’s full statement below:

Mr. President, please do something, say something different before you go.

But come to think of it, our president has been consistent in blaming his failures and woes on those who he claims do not vote for him.

No one has forgotten his response to Torgbui Adzonu-Gaga Amenya Fiti V, the Paramount Chief from Aflao, about the need to complete one of our e-blocks to pre-empt unnecessary stress.

Many remember a similar reaction in response to the displaced and traumatised people of the flooded areas in the Volta Region.

He simply repeated same to the usurpers from Ekumfi as described by the family of our late President, who were granted audience on a matter that is clearly none of their business.

The paradox is very tangible; the people of the Ashanti Region constantly complaining of neglect. Does his party not gain the majority of their votes from the region? Maybe they don’t vote and in the consistency expressed, are deserving of his neglect.

This reaction makes one wonder where the “massive votes” actually come from.

Many of us await the response of our president to his ‘stronghold’. Maybe he will repeat his response to Torgbui Adzonu-Gaga Amenya Fiti V. Or to the good people of Kwabre, again. But, let’s wait.

Maybe we will hear a response different from the one he directed to the people of Kwabre that it’s none of his business if they vote for the NDC. I believe the good people from Kwabre have heard the president whose party they swear to have consistently voted for, loud and clear.

Indeed, he went on to explain to the good people of Kwabre that he is not expected to hold their thumbs down the ballot papers.

The NDC welcomes the votes of all people in the country, regardless.

We are happy to collaborate with everyone who desires to restore our country onto itself by joining all our efforts in building the Ghana we all want, led by our experienced, respectful and humble, flag bearer, HE John Dramani Mahama, whose record speaks for itself.

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