Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, a legal scholar and governance advocate, has slammed former President John Agyekum Kufuor after he criticised the Akufo-Addo administration.
According to Professor Azar, Kufour admitted to not understanding the Akufo-Addo government, which he noted the former president was not alone.
He, however, quizzed why Kufour speaks when it’s too late.
In a Facebook post on December 7, 2025, he wrote, “Kufuor admits he didn’t understand NADAA’s leadership. He’s clearly not alone. But why do we speak when it’s too late?”
His comments follow: former President John Agyekum Kufuor, voicing his disappointment and frustration with the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
According to Kufuor, Akufo-Addo rode on his achievements to win power, but caused the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 elections with his policies.
John Agyekum Kufuor highlighted that the Akufo-Addo government started promising in 2016, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, the government performed poorly.
According to John Agyekum Kufuor, the Akufo-Addo government, after COVID, was doing things he did not understand.
He revealed that the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. Implemented policies like the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), National Cathedral project and Power Distribution Services deal, which contributed significantly to the New Patriotic Party’s defeat in the 2024 elections.
Speaking in an interview with Deloris Frimpong Manso, shared on X on December 6, 2025, former President Kufuor explained, “Before the 2016 election in which Akufo-Addo was elected, the campaign was built on my achievements”.
“Those achievements played a key role in his victory. The government started on a good note, but things changed after he assumed power.”
During the 2016 election, they rode on my achievements to win power, but after they came into government, things changed… They started very well, but when COVID-19 came, things began to shift. I will commend him for how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic, but afterwards, I didn’t understand many of the things they were doing.
Things like the bond market and the National Cathedral… They didn’t consult me. All I knew was that they were building it. I initially thought it was a private initiative, only to later realise they were using government resources. They even demolished the judges’ building for it, and yet they still couldn’t complete it. Also, with the PDS”, he said.
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor further touched on the NPP defeat in the 2024 election, “In 2016, we won the election with a landslide victory. In the 2020 elections, there were tensions which led to a hung parliament; the president got a majority, but it was a reduced majority. Then four years later, it should be that you cannot take the Ghanaian electorate for granted”.
He further advised the NPP to be united and true to themselves, adding that truth and transparency will help the party return to power.
“They should stay true to themselves. They may not all be friends, but since they are bonded by the party’s principles, when it comes to the work, we should present a united front. That is what Ghanaians want”, he added.
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