Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, running mate to NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has defended his assertion that no President since Independence has surpassed the achievements of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Speaking at his introduction in Kumasi on Tuesday, Opoku Prempeh, known as NAPO, claimed that President Akufo-Addo’s accomplishments exceed those of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. He reiterated these comments during a visit to Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II, the Omanhene of Wasa Amenfi Traditional Area, in Wassa Akropong in the Western North Region on Wednesday.
NAPO also addressed accusations of arrogance, insisting that he merely speaks the truth.
He emphasized that politicians who tell the truth are often labeled as disrespectful, while those who lie are praised.
“For us politicians, we do our politics every four years. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, you have supported him to do what he can do in Ghana. Even when I said it, they have taken it wrongly. I say ever since independence, from 1957, from Kwame Nkrumah till today, no government has worked harder than Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” NAPO stated.
“But the politics we do, when you speak the truth, they say you are disrespectful. When you lie, then you are praised. I am your child, I am your grandson. You did not raise me with lies.”