Ghanaians have never been disrespected like this by a President: Akufo-Addo Why?

Leadership is the art of getting followers to do something you wants to be done because they wants to do it. False leaders destroy people and team performances by attempting to control them. Desperate and narcissistic leaders ask to be respected, whiles real and genuine leaders earn respect. “Leaders with TOXIC behaviours shows signs of arrogance and narcissism” Simon Sinek.

He came pretending to be humble, pleaded with Ghanaians to “try me too”, he pretended to be a down to earth, he changed his colours like a chameleon, and he was as submissive as a slave’s child, jumping from one “tro tro” commercial vehicles to another, sipping Kalyppo drink to belong to the ordinary Ghanaian’s level. Ghanaians were eventually convinced of his “humility” and gave him power, it was the greatest mistake ever. After achieving his aim, he is now ordering the chiefs of the people to stand on their before greeting him.

This is no other than President Akufo-Addo, the president of the republic of Ghana. Ever since ascending to the high office of the land, President Akufo-Addo has shown gross disrespect to the people of Ghana never experienced under any other president in this country.

When Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe said “Ghanaians will learn a bitter lesson of leadership if he wins,” we didn’t expect the lesson to be this bitter.

Kofi Koomson, the owner of pro-NPP newspaper, The Chronicle, also said “No no, no; it’s not safe…. I cannot sleep with my eyes closed with Akufo-Addo as president”.

They both said it out of experiences due to their proximity with Nana Akufo-Addo, but Ghanaians did not pay heed to these warnings, here we are facing the brunt of his arrogance and chicanery that transcends beyond ordinary citizens to chiefs.

The recent behaviours of President Akufo-Addo are appalling and unfortunate. The president has been captured ordering chiefs in the Oti Region and Overlord of Gonja, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I to stand up before greeting him.

He is on record to have thrown a lot of tantrums to the citizenry for demanding their share of the national cake. He has disrespected several chiefs and has never apologised despite the public backlashes that follows each of his outbursts.

Why would a democratically elected president order chiefs to stand up feet before greeting him in order to show that they respect him? Respect is earned not demanded. Even military rulers have shown respect to our chiefs throughout history.

The explanations and justifications provided by the Ministry of Chieftaincy is absurd and unfortunate. Assuming without admitting the irrational explanation, how come, the president does not order the Okyemhene and the Asantehene to stand up before greeting him?

The truth is that, President Akufo-Addo does not respect Ghanaians, he has a sense of entitlement to the presidency, and he is inherently arrogant. After two failed attempts at the presidency, he cleverly masqueraded as a humble person to deceive us, that strategy worked to perfection, now he is showing Ghanaians his true character.

Folks, do not be deceived that, President Akufo-Addo will be exiting the presidency and we will be free from these arrogance and disrespectful postures. The only solution is to vote against the NPP in December 2024, because a vote for Dr. Bawumia will be another term for Akufo-Addo, Bawumia will be controlled and pushed around like a puppet, the arrogance will continue.