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Former President John Agyekum Kufuor [R] Akufo-Addo and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team, Richard Nii Aryee, has launched a scathing critique of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, questioning his moral authority to ask former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to apologise to Ghanaians for the economic challenges and governance failures witnessed during their administration.
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Kobina Arthur Kennedy, recently disclosed that former President Kufuor had advised ex-President Akufo-Addo to apologise to Ghanaians for the economic hardship and governance failures that characterised his tenure.
Speaking in an interview on TV3 on Saturday, June 28, 2025, Dr. Arthur Kennedy stated that he picked up this information “from the grapevine” and strongly endorsed the call for an apology from the former president.
“I have heard from the grapevine that President Kufuor has suggested to President Akufo-Addo to apologise to Ghanaians. This is advice I agree with. He must apologise,” Dr. Arthur Kennedy said.
However, reacting to the reported advice by the former president, Nii Aryee speaking during a panel discussion on Kasapa FM, described Kufuor’s comments as hypocritical, accusing him of remaining silent throughout Akufo-Addo’s presidency despite widespread public discontent over several controversial decisions and policies.
“Kufuor looked on while Akufo-Addo inflicted hardship on Ghanaians,” Aryee said. “He was completely silent on the many wrongs of that administration. When $58 million was spent just to dig a hole for the National Cathedral—after Ghanaians were told no state funds would be used—did we hear a word from Kufuor? Not even once.”
He also cited the controversial Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), which affected many individual bondholders and retirees, as another instance where Kufuor failed to speak up.
“There were a lot of harsh policies and actions that hurt Ghanaians, but Kufuor never condemned them. He didn’t even pass a comment. He simply failed to call out the rot in the Akufo-Addo government,” Nii Aryee said.
He stressed that it is now inappropriate for Kufuor to position himself as a voice of accountability, suggesting that his past silence undermines his current call for an apology from the former president and his deputy.
“Ex-President Kufuor has no moral right to now tell Ghanaians that Akufo-Addo and Bawumia should apologise. He had every opportunity to speak, but he chose silence,” he concluded.
“Former President John Agyekum Kuffuor has no moral right to say he’s telling Akufo Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to apologize to Ghanaians. He failed to call them out when they were mismanaging Ghana”
—NDC Communications team member, Richard Nii Aryee. pic.twitter.com/OQbPQhe5PY
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) June 30, 2025
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