Prince Kofi Amoabeng, a former UT Bank boss and founder, Captain (Rtd), has said President John Mahama’s eagerness to please people could undermine his authority.
According to Kofi Amoabeng, President Mahama’s humane and easygoing nature could become a weakness if not balanced.
Kofi Amoabeng, while praising President Mahama’s respectful approach to leadership, warned that being too eager to please people could undermine his authority.
Speaking on Joy News’ AM Show, Kofi Amoabeng stated, “He goes for the general road. He has humility. And even the wife is worse when it comes to humility and those values. And he means well”.
“Even though they are achieving results, which is quite obvious, if you look at inflation, cedi to dollar rate, and all sorts of indicators, they are doing well. We’ve been through a lot of bad times that we’re only watching. Even though we want to be optimistic, we are very cautious about it,” he said.
Kofi Amoabeng added, “He’s easygoing. He relates to people with no hard feelings. It’s about respecting everybody. The only thing I’m not sure about our president is that he loves to see people happy. He wants to please people”.
“Yes, because you must be a bit crazy to say this is where we’re going, and if you’re not doing it, you get the sanctions, even if it means sacking”.
“With responsibilities, you make them responsible and accountable. It’s very important to question performance and sanction,” he stressed.
In related news, Kofi Amoabeng has urged President John Mahama to create 10 Ghanaian billionaires.
Prince Kofi Amoabeng urged President Mahama to choose young, honest Ghanaians and support them by paying their taxes to allow their business to stand.
Addressing the President directly, at the Fourth First National Bank (FNB) Head of State Invitational Golf Tournament at the Achimota Golf Club last Friday, Prince Kofi Amoabeng stated, “My suggestion is that, apart from helping the poor people with the employment arrangement, we should try to create at least 10 millionaires or billionaires in Ghana. Deliberately”.
“You can choose people, young people, who are honest and pay their taxes and have business to stand for, and intentionally, the government backs them up with grants, with contracts and things like that. To grow them so that you go across internationally and everything, and project the name of this country.”
“So, Mr President, identify, please, not only NDC, but genuine business people and push them, encourage them, so that they will become successful for our dear country,” he said.
Mr Amoabeng further detailed two major problems hindering Ghana’s economic acceleration.
He added, “One other thing which really freaks me out is the proposed Accra commercial project. Every right-thinking person who spends about seven hours to go to Kumasi only wants to pay even 1,000 cedis so they can get there in time, conduct their business and come back.”
“I personally had a debt recovery, which took eight years. And you ask yourself, somebody has come for your money, give you a collateral, it’s not paying, why should it take eight years?”