The Drunkard Daughter “Charity Begins at Home”

Ghanaian Youth for Good Governance (GYGG)

Press Release: The Drunkard Daughter “Charity Begins at Home”

Since the election of Nana Akufo-Addo in December 2007 as the flag bearer of the NPP, he has come under intense public criticisms on various issues related to his personal and family life. However, he has been very hushed on these censures. It is prudent to treat mere and unfounded allegations with contempt, nonetheless when speculations have grown into full flesh realities underpinned with clear evidences, silence is tragic.

Nana Addo has been widely alleged to be a cocaine addict and a drunkard. Recently, his 31 year old daughter Mary Fummy Gyankroma Akufo-Addo who is one of the four daughters from three different women was completely soaked to the marrow with alcohol and drove into the vehicle of Mr. Paa kwasi Amissah Arthur, the governor of the bank of Ghana. In as much as one may wish to be circumspect and attempt not to link the deviance of a child to the parent, it is also incumbent on a responsible parent to condemn this recalcitrant behaviour without fear. Politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail. One may ask, even if those who allege do not deserve any form of rebut, Ghanaians whose mandate you seek merit some explanation to build confidence where appropriate and caution where necessary.

The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence regardless of their chosen endeavor. If now, Nana Addo cannot be accountable to Ghanaians by stating sincerely his position on public issues that have greater propensity to derail our social values, how can he ever be straightforward, honest and transparent when given the highest office of the land that he seeks? Ghanaians deserve answers.

We feel Nana Addo’s silence is no more golden but a betrayal of trust and confidence. He as a lawyer would agree with us that even though modern English law does not recognize silence as consent, conventionally we do. We are hereby tempted to conclude that he is in full support of his daughter’s reckless expedition to kill innocent and law abiding citizens of our motherland. To make his work easier, we advice him to recruit his three other daughters in addition to Fummy to join his long and speedy convoy in a national tour to kill all of us. We are certain, that will complete his wish and make him speak or better still dance around the whole country as he did in 2008.

The Ghanaian Youth for Good Governance believes in exemplary and good leadership that can shape our youth and subsequently our future as a nation. We therefore find it imperative for the flag bearer of the biggest opposition party (NPP) to respond to issues bothering on his personal and family life. This will not only put the minds of Ghanaians at rest but also recover a little if there be any of his own reputation.

These days, Nana Addo has skilled himself in appearing at traditional functions of chief and equally important dignitaries late only to break protocol and brand the organizers unfriendly, this calculated attempt to generate turmoil and make fun while shaking hands center, left and right in hungry expectation of recognition is despicable. In any case, if he so wishes to shake all present at a every given ceremony, then he must as well be ready to be present early enough to afford him the luxury of shaking hands from door to door. Governance is not about riding in long and ostentatious convoy and carrying oneself as president while you are not.

Observing with keen interest the trend of events and the unfolding occurrences in his family, we hereby add our voices to that of Mr. Kofi Wayo to reiterate the need for Nana Akufo Addo to undergo a drug test together with his entire nuclear family. This call has no intention to mock Mr. Akufo Addo and his family, nevertheless, it has been necessitated by speculations proven and authenticated by his daughter Mary Fummy Gyankroma Akufo-Addo’s public confirmation of all pending rumours about Nana Akufo Addo. We Africans are aware that “Charity begins at home”.

Mr. Akufo Addo’s public rebuke and condemnation of his daughter’s mischief coupled with agreeing to undergo a drug test will not only dignify him, but safe guard the generic security and welfare of the citizenry of our motherland. After all, we cannot deny the fact that he is a role module and a mentor to many youths in this country and beyond. We therefore hope, he will clear the air to put smiles on the faces of millions of parents whose children admire him in one way or the other.

Although Mr. Akufo Addo has been adamant in spite of several efforts from individuals and group of persons to make him respond to these issues bedeviling him and his family. We (GYGG) also call on him to do what is right and in the better interest of the whole nation.

May God bless our homeland Ghana! Long Live Good Governance!! Long live us all!!!

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ZU KWAME

SPOKEPERSON (GYGG)

024 498 69 93