Leave Akufo-Addo alone, he’s not the president of Africa - Kelly Lartey Mensah

Kelly Lartey Defends Akufo-Addo against “unreasonable” critics

Leave Akufo-Addo alone, he’s not the president of Africa - Kelly Lartey Mensah
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana's President and ECOWAS chairman

President to Akufo-Addo has been catching a lot of heat recently over the past few days concerning the 'EndSars' struggle in Nigeria.

Most Ghanaians feel as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in which Nigeria is a part of, he should be able to intervene.

A few, however, already recognise that the President does not directly have the power to influence matters over in Nigeria.

As already explained by Afia Akoto, she is disappointed in the level of thinking of Ghanaian celebrities to even go as far as exposing their ignorance to the world”.

She further Nana Addo is not directly authorised to intervene in matters like these especially when it's not his country, that the ECOWAS is not meant for issues like these. She further disclosed that Nana Addo is definitely working behind the scenes and they won’t put everything they do on social media.

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Kelly Lartey Mensah echoed these words, as he pointed out that the mandate of ECOWAS doesn't override the sovereignty of Nigeria and it won't solve any problem for Akufo-Addo to tweet about the issue, however, as diplomacy requires, he might have spoken to President Buhari to help solve the problem and let those accountable for the violence answer for their actions.

"I've seen some Ghanaians calling on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to do something about the #ENDSARS situation in Nigeria because he's the boss of ECOWAS. The violence against peaceful protestors is bad, someone must answer for those reported shootings!

"NOW.. Ghanafuo!! Ghanafuo and too know. Who gave ECOWAS power over the sovereignty of Nigeria? What our president can do is call Nigeria authorities and have confidential meetings with other neighbouring countries and beg them, PLEAD with them to stop. He can't spank their military. Everything must be within diplomacy."

"Instead of calling on the President of Nigeria and their plenty of governors to act, you are calling on Akufo-Akufo. Nigerian authorities must know they are wrong and must stop that useless violence against their own, stop roping in the president. ECOWAS has no such power!!" He wrote.