A group named Concerned Youth of Western Region has criticised Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh over his apology for claiming that President Akufo-Addo is a superior president compared to the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

During his outdoor ceremony, the former education minister asserted that no Ghanaian president had outperformed Nkrumah, a statement that sparked backlash across political divides, leading to demands for an apology.

Dr. Opoku Prempeh later visited some chiefs in the Western Region, reiterating that his comments were truthful but misinterpreted.

On July 11, 2024, he issued a statement clarifying that his comments were personal opinions and not meant to disparage Nkrumah, and he apologised.

However, the Concerned Youth of the Western Region deemed his apology insincere and demanded a public apology.

Prof. Boakye Yiadom, a group member, insisted that Dr. Opoku Prempeh should apologise unreservedly so Ghanaians would recognise his repentance.

He also urged the chiefs in the Western Region to prevent Dr. Opoku Prempeh and his party from campaigning in the region unless a public apology is issued.

He maintained that “we believe that NAPO should come again and apologise unreservedly for us to know that he has repented… We will not accept his apology.

We believe that Western regional chiefs should come together and also protest strongly against Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to render an unqualified apology to the Western region, the people, and Ghana as a whole because he is entitled to organise his campaign in the region.”