A social analyst, Andy Nana Wusu, has stated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been prone to making errors whenever he delivers a public speech without a written text.
According to him, the president often speaks his mind when he is addressing the public, and there is no text to guide him.
The comments by the analyst came after a speech delivered by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, when he toured the affected areas of the flood on October 16, 2023, which came about as a result of the spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong dam.
During his address to the flood victims, the president acknowledged that while the residents in the affected area did not vote for him to assume the presidency, he is committed to representing the government and taking action to tackle the current issue.
The president’s comments have drawn mixed reactions from the public. While some criticised him for making a politically charged statement in the midst of a disaster, others believed he was merely reiterating the fact that the affected area was a stronghold of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
In a panel discussion on Oyerepa Breakfast Time, the social analyst pointed out the president is not a gifted public speaker.
“If the president is speaking without a written speech, he often makes errors. God gave each of us strength. Some are good with public speaking, some are not,” he said
Andy Nana Wusu explained that the venue and the timing was not right for him [reference to the president] to make such comments.
“The venue where he was speaking, was it necessary that he said that? So, for me, we shouldn’t continue on that tangent because if we do, we will neglect the main concern which is the flood and the victims,” he added.
