In an interview with TV3’s Johnnie Hughes, the independent candidate for Gomoa Central stated that had the president been more receptive to counsel, his administration might have been more effective.
Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has criticised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what he described as the president’s habit of ignoring advice.
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Speaking in the interview with TV3, A Plus said, “How can I advise Akufo-Addo? He wouldn't take your advice if you gave him one. If Akufo-Addo took advice, would his government be what it is today? He won't look for advice. When he calls me for advice, I would even think that maybe they are plotting against me.”
A Plus also recounted the moment when the former Electoral Commissioner, Charlotte Osei, informed the president that he had won the 2016 elections, an event he witnessed firsthand.
He recalled the initial plans to build a strong government at the start of the president’s tenure, but things subsequently took a turn for the worse.
“The day Akufo-Addo won the election, Charlotte Osei called Akufo-Addo and said he had won the election. He met the media in his house, accepted the verdict, and thanked everybody. I was standing by him. We walked from there into his office in the house. It was just me and him. He held my hand as we walked to his office,” he said.
“The media was there. And when we entered his office, I said something to him. I said, ‘Nana, we are going to teach these guys how to run a country.’ I was so optimistic that we are going to do something under Akufo-Addo,” he added.
Kwame A Plus reveals he knows Ahmed Suale's killer as he dares NPP
In a Facebook live session on Friday, 13 July 2024, A Plus alleged that he knows the identity of Suale's killers and is prepared to substantiate his claim if required.
"Me, I know the person who killed Ahmed Suale. I swear to God... I swear by the children I have brought to this world, if you try me, you will conduct a press conference every day," A Plus asserted, addressing communicators of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who have criticised him for his comments about their running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh.
Ahmed Suale, an investigative journalist, was assassinated in Madina on 16 January 2019 by two unidentified assailants. The killers shot him twice in the chest and once in the neck after breaking into his car. Despite investigations by the Ghana Police Service, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder.
A Plus's bold statements have stirred public interest and could influence the ongoing investigation.