Senior Statesman and NPP founding member Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has urged the party’s running mate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to issue an apology to former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
Dr. Tamakloe’s request follows remarks by the former Energy Minister praising President Nana Akufo-Addo as the best leader Ghana has had since independence.
Speaking on 3FM in an interview on Thursday, Dr. Tamakloe emphasized that NAPO should apologize to former President Kufuor for his substantial contributions to the country during his tenure.
“The only thing I will tell him is that he should go to [former President] J.A. Kufuor and apologise to him. That is the only person I want him [to go to].
“He should apologise to Kufuor because when President Kufuor took over this country, this country was in shambles. He was able to straighten things.
“I wouldn’t even like to refer him to the demands that the CPP people are putting up. No, I am not a CPP man. I will ask him to go and apologise to Kufuor.
“Because without Kufuor when we took over in 2000, we wouldn’t have got to where we are today.”
“…He should go to Kufuor with his hands behind him, kneel before him and beg him for that sort of statement that he has made,” he stated.
Dr. Tamakloe also proposed that NAPO should seek psychiatric assistance, suggesting that his behavior stems from feelings of inferiority.
“As for me, I will not advise him because I have already told you what his problem is. It is not arrogance, it is inferiority complex, and he needs the help of a psychiatrist,” he stated.