Former national chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Adjei says he is very happy that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected President of Ghana.
To him, Nana Addo’s age [72years] makes him an endowed person with lots of experience to lead the country.
“I’m happy because he comes with a wealth of experience that will help and then a certain respectability from the elder people,” Dr Adjei said in a radio interview on Wednesday night on Accra based Starr FM.
Speaking to Bola Ray on his Starr Chat programme, Dr Adjei talked about varied issues, which in his view resulted in the defeat of the NDC in the 2016 Elections and how he lost his position as chairman of the party after leading it for 9 years.
To him, delegates of the NDC allowed their conscience to be influenced with money and hence they voted him out since he was not prepared to offer them money, something he said if not stopped, posed a great danger to the democracy of the country.
He said President Mahama for instance surrounded himself with “inexperienced” appointees who thought that people like Dr Kwabena Adjei was too old to be playing a part in the NDC’s campaign.
”Now it is like, he is too old, he is 74, so we the young ones must take over. You [Bola Ray] the young one sitting here if I ask you the history of Ghana, you will not be able to tell me,” Dr Adjei asked.
Following from this comment, Bola Ray asked him whether he was happy that President Akufo-Addo was in power.
His response was “Yes! I’m very happy because, you go to the net, [internet] and find out the number of leaders in the world, from 90 down… Mugabe, Queen Elizabeth right down, Trump is there, Buhari is there, I’m happy Akufo-Addo is in, he is my age, I’m older than Akufo-Addo by a few months.”
Following this, he also said he was not surprised that the NDC lost the election and that the party was certain to lose the elections after delegates failed to re-elect him [Adjei] for another term as chairman of the party.
“I wasn’t surprised [the NDC lost]…because when they [delegates] voted me out in Kumasi they voted the party out. It was a done deal [that the NPP will win]. I am not superstitious but I came to the party with my own style…and I had a way of relating to the people.”
Dr. Adjei popularly known by his peers as ‘Nkonya Terminator’ a.k.a. ‘Wayo Wayo’ said members of the party cut him out of the party’s campaign machinery and was prevented on several occasions from meeting the president to advise him on how to handle things.
“Nobody involved me in the campaign, I involved myself…no I wasn’t invited…I tried to get access to the President and I didn’t get access, when I noticed things were going wrong, I tried and tried and tried but I didn’t get access so I mobilized myself…and did what I could do,” the 74-year-old said.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Everybody knows how to do well when things go wrong. Since when did you know that it's good for a country to have one who is mature in age and wisdom as a leader ? You all were referring to Akuffo Addo as an old jaded horse who cannot run the race.And you all were praising Mahama as being youthful and strong with youthful adeas. In 2020 bring in an oldman or woman to challenge Nana and you will see your position.
Same way I hope Akuffo Addo will listen to those telling him do not let one person handle two or three positions. Division of labor is there for a reason especially when it comes to ministerial positions. The same Ghanaians that booted Mahama out of office will use the same method to show him the exit.
THE BIBLE SAYS CHILDREN OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD (THAT IS ,ACCEPT THEIR GUIDANCE AND DISCIPLINE AS HIS REPRESENTATIVES )HONOUR (ESTEEM,VALUE AS PRECIOUS )YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR FATHER (AND BE RESPECTFUL TO THEM )THIS IS THE FIRST COMMANDMENT WITH A PROMISE, SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU,AND THAT YOU MAY HAVE A LONG LIFE ON THE EARTH. THE NDC SMALL GUYS REFUSED TO HONOR AND RESPECT THEIR ELDERS ,AS WELL AS WE THE MASSES ,THAT IS WHY THEY ARE IN OPPOSITION, THEY SHOULD NOW ,KNOWN AND UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT HONOUR AND RESPECT ,THEY WILL BE IN THE OPPOSITION FOR LONG.
SIR YOU ARE RIGHT FROM PROF.MILLS TO JOHN MAHAMA THEY SELECTED WRONG PEOPLE KOFI ADAMS IS NUMBER ONE. THE YOUNG ONES DISAPPOINTED US AND DISGRACE THE PARTY.MARK IT ON THE WALL OUR PARTY IS GOING TO BE LIKE CPP
Well, I agree to a large extent to Dr. Kwabena Adjei. Young Bouche, this does not call for mouth beating of the old man. There were a lot of reasons that NDC must stay in opposition for at least 12 years and your reason and that of the doctor are all part of those reasons. For somebody like me one of the reasons I WILL NEVER BE ASSOCIATED WITH MAHAMA-LEAD GOVERNEMENT IF EVEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, is the mystery surrounding the death of Mills and how he is good at flashing money to hold on to power, and off course his high libido, that should die a bit. We really NEED OLD, WISE, TRIED AND TESTED, GREY WISDOMATIC HAIR LEADERS IN GHANA AND AFRICA AT LARGE. Not leaders that still have the strengthen to appreciate BIG B0TT0CKS.
Truth well spoken
Massa! you are not God. NDC failed from the day Professor "God Giving" Mills died mysteriously. Ghanaians were not just looking for aged person, rather a level headed Humble God fearing experienced and patriotic fellow. Mr Kwabena Adjei, where lies your patriotic attributes? Massa, better find something better to say than telling us 'voting you out voted NDC out'. That is a total lie. You are no more on the seat of the excutives to trade on propaganda. In your ageing days, atart speaking the truth and eschew act of selfishness and proudness.
Interesting revelations! E.T. Mensah earlier on said something similar. I hope the Kwesi Botchwey Committee is listening.