Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Member of Parliament for Damongo, has said that in the course of time the legacy of former the legacy of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be written in gold.
The Damongo MP argued that Ghanaians will eventually appreciate the legacy.
According to Abu Jinapor, Akufo-Addo will be ranked among the country’s best presidents, adding that public assessments of political leaders often change with time.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekoosisen on October 14, 2026, Abu Jinapor stated, “History is not written in the contemporary time. History is not written in the moment, and that is why they say that when it comes to history, the jury will still be out there”.
“You know, the jubilation that took place in Ghana when Nkrumah was overthrown, but I think history is now being written to accord President Nkrumah his rightful place in the annals of our country. When former President Kufuor left office in 2008, Ghanaians said lots of things about him, and the same thing happened when Mahama left office in 2016”, he noted.
He further cited former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who led the United Kingdom during World War II but lost the 1945 general election to Clement Attlee, saying, “You go to the United Kingdom, the man who’s been acclaimed as the greatest Englishman of all time, Winston Churchill. At the time Winston Churchill won the war for the United Kingdom in 1945, he was in Yalta negotiating for the UK when the election results were declared. He was defeated by Clement Attlee”.
Abu Jinapor argued that the former president’s achievements would ultimately earn him a positive place in Ghana’s history.
“In the course of time, his name will be written in gold in the history of Ghana. There are no two ways about that. Even on account of Free SHS alone, he has earned his place in Ghanaian history,” he said.
“Some of the decisions and some of the interventions which were rolled out to ensure recovery and ensure that we clean up the economic system caused pain to some Ghanaians, and that is something that we have to admit,” he said.
In related news, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, a Statesman and founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration nearly pushed Ghana back to military rule.
According to Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe, Ghana under the Akufo-Addo administration was dangling and on the brink of falling back into military rule.
Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe recounted that two senior military officers, the late General Ashley-Larsen and General Nunu Mensah, engaged then-President Akufo-Addo to offer their advice in the interest of the country’s security.
He disclosed that the two generals believed the general situation in the country required their intervention because Ghana was “walking into the hands of the military.”
Speaking in an interview on Onua TV on September 8, 2026, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe stated, “When Akufo-Addo became president of this country, and this nation was walking into the hands of the military, two generals decided to have a chat with Akufo-Addo and advise because of the safety of this country.
“Late General Ashley Larson was, I think, the oldest general left at that time and General Nunu Mensah. They got in touch through the presidents, you know, as usual when certain things you have to pass it through somebody to get it. He was informed”.
You know the response that came from my good friend Nana Akufo-Addo”.
He further added, “General Nunu Mensah said he was driving somewhere around Cantonment when he had the call, so he parked the car and on the other side of the phone was one of the ministers. I think it was then the National Security Minister. The person was rather telling him that the President would like them to talk to the security services. Can you believe that? Two generals”.
He added, “So, what happened? There are no kids. Even in age, they are far, far older than us. So, they decided just to leave it, and we were dangling like this, dangling,” he said.
“The whole nation was dangling, and we should thank God that we are still a nation,” he stated.
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