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Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe believes that President Akufo-Addo does not merit the accolade thrown at him as a bold leader in all the measures put in place to fight the COVID-19 including the freebies given to cushion Ghanaians.

According to him, fighting the COVID-19 when the President could have prevented its spread in the country at the early stage of its outbreak cannot be considered as a mark of bold leadership as people are attributing to the President.

“Nana Addo didn’t take any bull by the horn in the case of the COVID-19. He had the opportunity to have closed our borders before the virus came to the country. He had the opportunity way back . . . he didn’t make that move, after we had been attacked by the virus before he closed our borders,” he scolded the President, asking, "Is that what you call taking the bull by the horn and a bold step?.

"As at February, our President was globetrotting in Norway. The first people who brought the virus to the country were the Norwegian Ambassador and a Turkish who travelled to the country. So, is that the bold leadership he exhibited?” he chastised.

Edudzi Tamakloe described Ghanaians who have not been able to criticize the Akufo-Addo government for closing churches but allowed the National Identification Authority to register people for their ECOWAS Cards as hypocrites who abhor honesty.

He wondered why people are afraid to criticise President Akufo-Addo when he goes wrong for fear that the government propagandists will insult them.

“Who were those advising the President then? What benefit did the country gain from his globetrotting in Norway and other European countries? Is it the virus spreading in the country now? So, if anybody says the President has exhibited bold leadership in tackling the situation, which bold leadership? sharing freebies? Is it that he has taken 200 million dollars and given three months water and 50 percent of electricity bill even with all the confusion, is that the leadership?”.

He added that some Ghanaians would have found their voices in the country if it was the era of John Dramani Mahama.

“We should be truthful for once in this country. If it was the era of John Mahama and he had travelled outside, you would have seen the voices that will speak in this country,” he fumed.