Concerned youth of Western Region reject NAPO’s apology for comments comparing Nkrumah and Akufo-Addo
The Concerned Youth of the Western Region have rejected Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s apology for his controversial remarks comparing the achievements of Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, to those of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
During his unveiling as the running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi on Tuesday, NAPO claimed that no president, including Nkrumah, has developed Ghana like Akufo-Addo since 2017.
“Since independence from 1957 till today, we have not had any president that has helped Ghana like Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. I say from 1957 till today, you can bring your Kwame Nkrumah… no president who has protected Ghana and moved the country forward like Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” NAPO stated to a cheering crowd.
The comments drew widespread condemnation, leading NAPO to issue an official apology on July 12. However, at a press conference in Takoradi on Friday, July 12, Professor Boakye Yiadom, a member of the Concerned Youth of Western Region, declared that NAPO’s apology has been completely rejected.
“The Youth of the Western Region have just seen the apology from Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh. By reading the apology, I realised that he indicated it is his own opinion, and that is what we the youth of the Western Region reject completely. It is not his opinion and we must consider where he stood to make these comments and his position as the running mate for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia”, Prof. Yiadom stated.
He added, “the information he communicated has sunk into people’s ears and we reject this kind of apology. This has always been in his [NAPO] DNA and his group. We will not accept that he insults us anyhow. We call on him to tone down and come and apologise unreservedly.”
