A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has said the Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo he has known for many years is not the same person leading the country now.
The President, according to the man who has known him for over 30 years and organised some protests with, including the famous “Kume Preko”, has changed completely.
Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe says the Akufo-Addo he knew some years back would not have allowed the massive corruption currently bedeviling the state to fester.
He says the status quo is a big threat to the security of the state if urgent measures are not taken to avert the menace.
“How do ministers hoard stashes of cash in foreign and local currencies in their homes, acquire properties in prime areas of Accra and other parts of the country, drive the most luxurious cars, and live extravagantly, and expect our youth who remain largely without any gainful employment to be satisfied? These are critical warning signs going to destroy the security of the state. We need to pay critical attention to this.
“Fellow countrymen, the Akufo-Addo I knew and had numerous dialogues and demonstrations with is not the Akufo-Addo who is now the president,” he indicated.
Speaking with a former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, at an event in Accra Wednesday, October 11, 2023, on the topic, ‘The State of Ghana’, Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe said “Ghana has been riddled with perceived corruption, political office holders are amassing unexplained wealth, tribalism, nepotism and parochial interest, especially under this regime of President Akufo-Addo.”
The two coup veterans expressed worry over the increasing rate of corruption in the country warning that Ghana may return to the dark days of arms if care is not taken.
They berated President Akufo-Addo for sitting unconcerned for the canker to grow in his government despite being known for abhorring the act in his early political life.
“No professional soldiers have the interest, the ammunition to run a government. The duty of the soldiers is to defend and protect the country as a whole.
“Ideally, we should be happy about the recent democracy we are enjoying. However, the experience of Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah and myself Captain Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe in the dark days of this dear country of ours gives us a cause to worry about. In fact, in the old days of arms, we didn’t sleep soundly at night,” he pointed out.
He bemoaned the rate at which political office holders have acquired so much wealth to live ostentatious lifestyles at the expense of the ordinary youth who feel their futures have been truncated by these leaders.
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