Mahama compared to Nkrumah – Akyem Asuom chief predicts 20-year NDC rule

The Krontihene of Akyem Asuom, Nana Boadi Amponim Obodade III, has likened President John Dramani Mahama to Ghana’s archetypal President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, pursuing what helium describes arsenic an “exceptionally good” commencement to Mahama’s instrumentality to power.

Speaking to journalists successful Kade, the accepted person praised the president’s governmental comeback and the interaction of his leadership, describing his re-election arsenic divine justness aft years of hardship and governmental criticism.

“We convey the bully Lord for bringing him back. I retrieve erstwhile helium mislaid successful 2016—many things were said astir him. He went done a batch of stress, but the bully Lord, who blesses abundantly, has blessed him successful specified a mode that his enemies person present been enactment to shame,” helium stated.

Nana Boadi went further, saying Mahama’s bequest whitethorn 1 time reflector that of Ghana’s astir revered statesman.

“He is present comparable to the large Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. As I said, I anticipation that by the clip President Mahama’s word is over, we volition genuinely beryllium capable to comparison him to Osagyefo—at least, helium volition beryllium our modern-day Dr. Kwame Nkrumah,” helium noted.

The Krontihene besides suggested that nationalist enactment for Mahama could intensify to the constituent wherever Ghanaians whitethorn adjacent telephone for an hold beyond his constitutionally mandated 2nd term.

“When President Mahama is done serving his 2nd term, galore Ghanaians volition contemplate urging him to proceed successful power. I americium rather definite that is what galore are already thinking,” helium said.

Expanding his remarks to see the aboriginal of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the main predicted a prolonged epoch of governance by the party, arguing that the existent docket is lone the opening of a overmuch larger nationalist transformation.

“The NDC docket to reset Ghana isn’t conscionable based connected 4 years. It is an docket that goes beyond 2028. I foresee that aft 2028, Ghanaians volition assistance the NDC different 20 years to physique upon the bully works. Resetting is conscionable the foundation. We volition emergence vertically afterwards, and erstwhile that happens, possibly aft 2048, our brothers connected the different broadside volition contiguous idiosyncratic adjacent better,” helium concluded.