Prominent figure of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has expressed dismay over President Akufo-Addo's silence regarding a controversial statement made by Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO). NAPO, the running mate to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, compared President Akufo-Addo's contribution to Ghana's development unfavorably with that of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

In an interview on Sunrise on 3FM with Johnny Hughes, Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe criticized NAPO's remarks as unwarranted and damaging to their party. He expressed surprise that President Akufo-Addo has not publicly condemned or clarified NAPO's statement. Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe suggested that Dr. Bawumia should urge NAPO to apologize for his comments.

NAPO had asserted at his official unveiling as Dr. Bawumia's running mate that no Ghanaian president, including Kwame Nkrumah, has contributed more to Ghana's development than President Akufo-Addo since independence in 1957.

“That is why I say it is unfortunate. It has totally destroyed our party. I am surprised Akufo-Addo has not come out to condemn it or at least advise the running mate to Bawumia to come out with a sensible explanation of why he said that,” Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe said.

“If my running mate makes such a statement there are two things I will do. I will ask him to apologise, and if he fails to do so, I will ask him to resign. If he does not resign, I will resign,” he asserted.

“I can boldly say that if the history of Ghana is told from 1957, we have never had a president that has helped Ghana more than Nana Akufo-Addo. I mean from 1957, even including your Kwame Nkrumah, none of them has protected Ghana and developed the country more than Nana Akufo-Addo,” he said in Twi at his official unveiling event at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi on July 9, 2024.