Renowned statesman and senior citizen Daniel Ohene Agyekum has urged Ghanaian youth to use the content of the controversial ‘Agyapadie’ document as a motivational tool to fight for the betterment of their future.
According to him, the idea of a small group of people trying to control parts of the country’s economy should be a strong enough reason for the youth to become more concerned and proactive about their future.
Addressing a news conference in Kumasi, the former Ambassador to the United States of America insisted that the infamous ‘Agyapadie document’ was authentic and refuted claims by President Akufo-Addo and some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the book was fabricated by the opposition.
He said “One may ask why I’m doing this. I’m doing this because I believe that your destiny, the younger generation, children, and grandchildren are very much at stake. Akufo-Addo said this book is being published to tarnish the name of his party, political career, and his family, an attempt he claimed by the opposition as they did to former President John Agyekum Kuffour over old stolen allegations.”
According to him, unlike some allegations made against the President in the past, the ‘Agyapadie book’ allegation should be treated seriously because the government had given reasons for Ghanaians to believe the authenticity of document.
“In the case of the allegations the opposition leveled against former President Kuffour, and President Atta Mills, among others, they admittedly did not have evidence. In the case of the Agyapadie Booklet, there is substantial evidence of the physical projects implemented.
“No one is making an attempt to destroy Akufo-Addo’s image because of elections, but the evidence of the devilish agenda implementation is obviously visible to Ghanaians,” the former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NDC said.
He added that “On 29th November 2020, a week before the elections, a lady called Amery Afoakwa Boadu claimed that she is a direct niece of Akufo-Addo and from the Kyebi royalty. She was seeking to have the addresses of our leaders John Dramani Mahama and Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang. She was speaking from London. That is the first time that I got to know about this Agyapadie booklet”.
“Prior to the publication of this document from 2007 and 2008, it was not in booklet form but nevertheless, essentially stated the same story as in the public Agyapadie book, and this was in 2008. So this Agyapadie Book is not just a figment of somebody’s imagination”.
Brief background
The book, first published by Awake News in 2020, provides a blueprint of how some members of the ruling NPP would capture certain sectors of the economy.
Speaking at the Ghana Report Summit on August 1, 2024, President Akufo-Addo described the book as a ‘fabricated story‘ and accused his political opponents of curating it.
This, however, has attracted much criticism because many of the predictions in the aforementioned document have been implemented by the ruling government.
