Bridget Otoo slams Akufo-Addo for ‘commanding chiefs to stand and greet’

Prominent media personality Bridget Otoo has chastised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over his recent public conduct.

According to her, a viral video showing the president instructing chiefs to stand and greet him does not reflect well on his status and should be condemned.

She stated that while President Akufo-Addo should be accorded the necessary respect, he should not have commanded the chiefs to stand before greeting him.

In a video that has gained attention online, President Akufo-Addo is seen gesturing to chiefs to stand up as he approaches to greet them.

She stated that while President Akufo-Addo should be accorded the necessary respect, he should not have commanded the chiefs to stand before greeting him.

"A president voted for by the country, with all the powers, and yet this short man thinks his respect is tied to chiefs standing to greet him.

"The way he commands, demands, and orders respect shows a child with an inferiority complex. What a sad little man," Bridget Otoo wrote on her X page and sighted by GhanaWeb.

Background:

In a 12-second video, President Akufo-Addo was shown making his way to greet traditional leaders at a funeral event.

But in what should have been a routine activity, the president and one of his bodyguards were seen signalling to some of the chiefs to rise to their feet before he greeted them.

In the video, when the president reached one particular chief, who was also seated, he gesticulated at him and then, as if to communicate something to him, pointed at himself and then again hand-gestured to the traditional leader to rise to his feet.

The action has been met with public backlash.

Read the tweet below:

A president voted for by the country, has all the powers and yet somehow this short man thinks his respect is tied to chiefs standing to greet him. The way he commands, demands and orders respect shows a child with inferiority complex.

what a sad little man.

— Bee (@Bridget_Otoo) April 30, 2024