Ghanaians on social media platform X, have reacted to a viral video of President Akufo-Addo taking money in public.
According to one X user, in his whole life, he has never seen a president of a country holding cash in public, another user quizzed if presidents are supposed to take money like that in public.
One X user identified as Bawumia’s archives wrote, “Breaking protocol. Ah Nana Addo paa, his handlers are a disappointment. How is that so urgent that it can’t wait? The image of the president must be protected at all cost. Handing over cash to the president in public paa, ah NPP oo daabi! Shameful”.
In the viral video that has emerged President Akufo-Addo was captured sandwiched between the Greater Accra minister Nii Kwartei Titus Glover and the minister of Roads and Highway Francis Asenso-Boakye at the commissioning of the Flower Port flyover.
In the eleven-second video shared on X by EDHUB, President Akufo-Addo was captured receiving a large sum of cash visibly 200 cedis notes from an unidentified man in public.
The unidentified man took the money out of his purse and handed it over to the President who hurriedly placed the money in his pocket.
See the comments below:
Breaking protocol. Ah Nana Addo paa, his handlers are a disappointment. How is that so urgent that it can’t wait? The image of the president must be protected at all cost. Handing over cash to the president in public paa, ah NPP oo daabi! Shameful
— Bawumia’s archives 🙈🙉🙊 (@papaevano_1) November 19, 2024
Ahhh even my boss doesn’t hold money at a public function, we discuss how much he want to spend and who will be getting money, and still provide for contingency.. be running the country like a delivery bike ..
— Ecowsam (@EbEkowsam) November 20, 2024
The president must pay tax on this money. U dey tax bet and u no want tax chobo. Which can president be this. Attracting the negative things on special days. Taking money in public?
— ekpedede (@ekpedan) November 20, 2024
Someone can take money in peace in Ghana
— Venerable (@HeightVen) November 19, 2024
My whole life I’ve never see a president holding cash in public.
— ONMYWORD.. (@kobbyreallex) November 19, 2024
we no be serious koraa, you might think the grown-ups are knowledgeable but what they do consistently makes some of us think otherwise, how on earth would you hand money over to a president in public under the full glens of the camera.. jeez
— Mr. Kab (@AtoKwameCFC) November 19, 2024
I know understand thier slogan ‘it is possible’
because Nana Addo can do anything at any moment what!!!! A president I’m not even surprise— N.Y (@NY_2110) November 19, 2024
Do presidents take money like this at the public place???😳😳😳😳
— Kwabena Ideas (@IdeasKwabe89612) November 19, 2024
Mostly when he goes to such events he is required to give money to those dancers who dance at those event eg like the kete dancers or even the drummers . that why he took money from his subordinate to give it the dancers and mind you this is not the first time he has done that.
— nana dollar (@greylagoon9296) November 20, 2024
Received successfully 😂😂😂😂
— 🇬🇭ASANKA 23🇯🇲 (@asanka_blessed) November 19, 2024
