Akufo-Addo gave Ghana the worst finance minister ever! - Coach Opeele fumes

Former Asante Kotoko head coach, Isaac Adade Boateng, has criticized former president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his handling of the Ghanaian economy, particularly in relation to his ministerial appointments.

The former manager commonly known as Opeele Boateng attributed the country's economic challenges to the appointment of Ken Ofori-Atta as a former finance minister, labelling him as the worst finance minister in Ghana’s history.

He pointed to the issue of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), which caused many pensioners to lose their savings, as a significant failure that negatively impacted the nation.

Coach Opeele further suggested that Akufo-Addo’s ex gratia should be treated in the same manner as Ofori-Atta handled the pensioners' funds.

“Hopefully, Nana Addo's ex gratia and payments will be kept for 15 years to mature for him. That is how he allowed his finance minister [Ofori-Atta] to wreck many pensioners' homes.

"A painful memory that will live with such destroyed homes for many years to come! Gave us the worst finance minister ever!” he wrote on X.

He made the comment after John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office as the President of Ghana while Akufo-Addo left office after eight years.

Read the tweet below:

Hopefully, Nana Addo ex gratia and payments are kept for 15 years to mature for him.

That is how he allowed his finance minister to wreck many pensioners home. A painful memory that will live with such destroyed homes for many years to come! Gave us worst finance minister ever! https://t.co/JrATf0Ge1r

— Isaac 'Opeele' Boateng (@CoachOpeele) January 7, 2025