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Uproar after president Akufo-Addo unveils his own statue

Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is intended to honour the development initiatives the president has overseen whilst in office, the region's minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says.

But many Ghanaians have been mocking its installation - outside a hospital in the city of Sekondi - seeing it as "self glorification".

"The people of the Western Region deserve better than these self-serving displays," opposition MP Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah posted on X.

Nov. 6, 2024

References:

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6k14ryygyo
• https://gna.org.gh/2024/11/akufo-addos-statue-is-in-recognition-of-his-development-of-w-r-obrempong-dekyi/
• https://citinewsroom.com/2024/11/akufo-addos-self-commissioned-statue-shocking-mahama/
• https://punchng.com/pictorial-ghanaians-slam-statue-unveiling-for-outgoing-president-akufo-addo/
• https://www.myjoyonline.com/akufo-addo-unveils-statue-honouring-himself-at-effia-nkwanta-hospital/
• https://saharareporters.com/2024/11/07/outrage-ghana-80-year-old-president-akufo-addo-unveils-statue-himself
• https://allafrica.com/stories/202411080135.html