Akufo-Addo is president… Class 5 pupil shocks Bekwai MCE

The popularity of the two-time presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, keeps on soaring, after a Class 5 pupil in the Bekwai Municipality named him as the President of Ghana, in answer to a question posed by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the area.

The Municipal Chief Executive of Bekwai, Mrs. Mary Jantuah, reportedly received the shock of her life after a Class Five pupil named the aspiring NPP presidential candidate as the President of Ghana.

Answering a question posed by the MCE during a my first day in school tour, the pupil, who is a student of Sanfo Aduam Primary School in Bekwai, according to a report monitored on Fox FM, shouted the name of Nana Addo as the President of Ghana, much to the chagrin of Mrs. Jantuah and her entourage, which included the District Director of Education, Mr. Amankwaah.

What appeared to have shocked the MCE and her followers was the fact that the question was posed to the class, immediately after she had distributed cups and other souvenirs bearing the portrait of the President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama.

The face of Mrs. Jantuah was said to have changed immediately the pupil mentioned the name of the former NPP flagbearer but quickly turned into laughter, before correcting the pupil that the President of Ghana was actually not Nana Akufo-Addo, but John Dramani Mahama.

The MCE was said to be on a tour of some schools in the district, as part of the annual programme to welcome fresh and continuing pupils back to school.

The occasion usually presents the opportunity for government officials to interact with the pupils and remind them of programmes and policies the government was putting in place to help improve education in the country. Government officials also present items, usually books, pencils and other materials to schools to complement the efforts of parents and guardians.