President Akufo-Addo, appears unmoved by accusations that he is not looking beyond family and friends in appointing people into his government.
Last week as the President was introducing his cousin, Sophia Akuffo to Ghanaians as the incoming Justice Chief, Daniel Akuffo, junior brother of Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo, was also being endorsed to join the government as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Shai-Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region.
Both Daniel and Gloria, are first cousins of President Akufo-Addo, from Akropong-Akuapim in the Eastern Region. Their mother is from Shai-Osudoku.
Daniel’s appointment, has angered many people in the Shai-Osudoku area. They preferred Stephen Nene Oyortey as their DCE.
Ahead of the nomination of Daniel Akuffo, the youth in the Shai-Osudoku District, had appealed to President Akufo-Addo to consider appointing Stephen Nene Oyortey as the DCE.
Mr Oyortey, who is an Assembly Member for the Adaam Electoral area, is also the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Youth Organiser for the Shai-Osoduko Constituency and the 2016 NPP parliamentary candidate for the area.
The Youth led by Abraham Akunor Kornor and Mr Franklin Ocloo, NPP deputy youth organizer and chairman for NPP polling station executive respectively in the constituency, had told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that Oyortey stood tall among the four candidates, including Daniel Akuffo, Fred Ofei and Noah Awartey, who were vying for the position.
According to the youth, Mr. Oyortey, was the best person for the job, as he had plans to work with stakeholders, especially the traditional authorities to develop the District.
Health wise, they indicated that, Mr Oyortey, had promised to develop an all-inclusive health education team for the District to ensure the total well-being of the residents.
They noted that as a measure to improve the district performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), series of vacation clinics and mock examinations for Junior High School students, would be initiated to deepen their understanding of their courses, as well as learn how to properly understand and answer questions under his leadership.
They stated that, when nominated and confirmed, Mr Oyortey, would be in a better position to provide the needed vocational and technical training for unemployed youth in the district to enable them earn some income.
According to them, Mr Oyortey, who is an investment banker, would showcase the district’s assets on the internet through the use of new digital tools to attract tourists and investments into the area which would lead to the generation of more jobs and revenue for residents.
Despite these brilliant advocacy for the 2016 NPP parliamentary candidate, President Akufo-Addo, opted for his cousin as the DCE for Shai-Osudoku, leaving the youth shellshock and angry.
The list of family members of President Akufo-Addo in his government, keeps bloating by the day.
The incoming Chief Justice, President Akufo-Addo and Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo, are cousins.
Others are Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Works and Housing Minister, Atta Akyea, the Minister for Roads and Highways – Kwesi Amoako Atta, Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo.
The Creative Arts Council also has Gyankroma Akufo-Addo; daughter of President Akufo-Addo as Director. Wife of Gabby Asare Otchere Darko, Ingrid Nana Adjoa Hackaman, was also made a board member of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).
Source: The Herald
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What a load of 'Cow Dug' and filth !!!!!!!about Nana Addo and family ; why not if Nana Addo prefers or wishes to appoint his families to positions of his choice ; it is call 'Nepotism'; take it or leave it ; these idiotc fulls have forgotten that Jon Mahama and his NDC thiffs did the same and even worse things ; Jon Mahama went as far as appointing and awarding all juicy contracts to his brother Ibrahim Mahama ; he gave all the smaller contracts like even tolling collections and operation at Tema to his other siblings in the Mahama family ; he awarded oil contracts to his brother Alfred Mahama ; his cousins were appointed to high office and the worse of all was that his brother Ibrahim Mahama avoided paying taxes on his businesses and was given over sight responsibility for the army and was even given a last minute contract to mine bauxite which was illegal ; every body saw how he was guarded by the army and was involved massively in galamasey and the drugs business ; so what you idiotic NDC maggots talking about !!!!!!; why should Nana Addo go select people that he does trust and does not wish to work with or people who are intellectually bankrupt to work for him ; why should Nana Addo go appoint NDC thiffs and rogues who want to destroy Ghana -NANA ADDO 'MESE TOASO' -BRUTAL !!!!!!and appoint more of your relatives because they intellectually good from Abuakwa and Akropong not these EWE/Ayigbe cr*imi*nal*ly minded bunch of satanic tribe.
No wonder you are full of foul language. I know where it comes from? But be careful what you wish for others. You need help because the anger in you is too much and very unhealthy. Mahama surrounded himself with small small boys and look what happened .
You're right, but Gloria Akuffo did say she was Ga from Osu. She said this during her vetting. Her mother is from the Eastern Tehion and since Akans are maternal she's actually from there BUT she sees herself more as Ga. After she said this, Nii lante vanderpuyie started welcoming her in ga and referring to her as sister. You should've seen how his face suddenly lit up.
For the information of the general public. Gloria and Daniel are blood relations and not related in anyway to President Akufo Addo. Their father is from Osuwem and their mother from Asutsuare. The name Akuffo was an adopted name. Anybody can go to Asutsuare to verify what I am saying. It is Gloria who is pretending not to come from Shai Osudoku because of the adopted name Akuffo. As to whether Daniel is eligible to stand as the DCE is another case.
Since when did Sophia Akuffo become a cousin to Akufo-Addo? Peace FM amazes me. This is a modern day and easy research can be done before posting palpable untruths and fabrications. But even if granted there were cousins (unqualified) why not measure Sophia Akufo, JSC on the merit of her competence.
If indeed he has appointed family memebers are they with high intelligence to deliver?in any case can you mention one person from the Mahamas who can stand up to anyone of the names mentioned as relations?
This is absolute tra*sh. This rented press have a huge problem.
Yes family members I believe they are Ghanaian
@'First Lady Elect' ha hahahahahaha kindly go and burn the sea. The anger in you is too much. Are you sure you can survive the 8 years Nana is going to be president in Ghana? Ashie mu ooooh.
Wow these days every Akuffo,Dankwa ,Nana, Addo in Ghana is all of a sudden the relation of the president.And to the f001 who posted under the name' First Lady Elect' Mahama did not appoint his relations to government positions .He did far worse.He allowed them to mine illegally,cut rosewood, st3a1 gold and do all manner of illegal things right under our noses. Do you for one moment think Ibrahim Mahama would have paid duties on his imports or SSNIT contributions if NDC had successfully rigged the election.Another bit of ***barred word*** from another gutter Ayigbe paper