General News of Sunday, 26 November 2023
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2023-11-26Akufo-Addo has made it clear what he thinks of democracy - Prof Hanke
Professor Steve Hanke (left) and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Professor Steve Hanke, an economist and professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University in the United States (US), has once again taken a swipe at Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
In a post shared on X, on Sunday, November 26, 2023, the US academic accused President Akufo-Addo of oppressing the rights of Ghanaians to demonstrate against
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He said that the president's action clearly shows his view of democracy.
“By stamping out protests against his regime, Ghanaian Pres. Akufo-Addo has made it clear what he thinks of democracy,” he wrote.
The post had a poster which showed a giant Akufo-Addo trampling on demonstrating Ghanaians.
Professor Steve Hanke is one of the fierce critics of President Akufo-Addo and his government on social media.
He has on a number of occasions slammed Akufo-Addo over his management of Ghana’s economy.
He once said that President Akufo-Addo is a “masterclass of economic incompetence” and on another occasion said that “Akufo-Addo’s economic ‘stupidity’ is taking Ghana nowhere”.
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