Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has labeled President Akufo-Addo as a “sound bite President,” alleging that the President’s speeches contradict his actions.
In a scathing assessment of the Akufo-Addo-led administration, Sam George did not mince words in expressing his dissatisfaction with what he perceives as a lack of substantial progress under President Akufo-Addo’s leadership.
During an interaction with host of the AM Show, Benjamin Akapko, Mr George remarked that “Akufo-Addo is all talk and no action . He’s a soundbite president. He says the things that will give him all these citations but he doesn’t do anything.”
The legislator’s comment was in reaction to a medal of merit in leadership award conferred on President Akufo-Addo by the African Bar Association.
The award, according to the President of the Association, Hannibal Egbe Uwaifo, was conferred on President Akufo-Addo because he is “a pan Africanist, Anti-Corruption Crusader, a rare democratic leader in the field of good governance, a true African Statesman whose legacies present African leaders must emulate, and we are minded to say will stand the test of time.”
However, in a reaction, Mr Nartey George said the African Bar Association has lost its credibility for giving the award to Mr Akufo-Addo on the aforementioned grounds.
“Akufo- Addo is not a respector of democratic freedoms, he’s not diplomatic, he fights media men, leading journalists have had to run away because Akufo-Addo could not stand them. So how do you tell me that such a person is a respecter of democratic freedoms?” he said.
He further accused the President of fighting against institutions and individuals assisting in the fight against corruption. He cited for instance that the killers of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale remain unpunished while the President touts himself as a democratic leader.
“He’s not just fighting media houses, he even summoned the diplomatic Corps to Peduase and warned them to stop talking about the problems of Ghana…That’s how intelligent our President is,” Mr George added.