Reducing Akufo-Addo to just grammar is unfair to him — Kwamena Duncan

Former Central Regional Minister Kwamena Duncan has slammed those criticising President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's recent State of the Nation Address (SONA).

President Akufo-Addo presented what appears to be his last but one SONA on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, highlighting his government's successes and developmental initiatives.

The President mentioned that the Performance Tracker, which aims to provide openness and accountability in monitoring various government programmes.

According to him, the tracker will allow individuals to use their cell phones to monitor the status of projects such as roads, classroom buildings, hospitals, bridges, and other infrastructure upgrades.

He said, "Mr Speaker, if you want to check on roads, classroom blocks, CHIP compounds, Agenda 111 hospitals, bridges, science laboratories, water projects, sanitation projects, landing sites and harbours, and other infrastructural projects, whatever this government used your tax money to execute, the key to your query is right there on your phone.”

In reaction to critics who described the president's speech as mere grammar, Kwamena Duncan praised President Akufo-Addo's leadership during difficult periods such as the COVID-19 outbreak and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Duncan argued, "When you want to reduce the man to the fact that he knows English, that will be unfair. That will be unfair to the man."