{"id":106000,"date":"2025-12-09T07:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106000"},"modified":"2025-12-09T07:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:35:24","slug":"arthur-kennedy-writes-on-president-kufuor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106000","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Kennedy writes on President Kufuor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Four score and 7 years ago, a child was born. He has been very consequential to Ghana, Africa and the world.<\/p>\n

I read biographies a lot so even though I had interacted with President Kufuor quite a bit, I looked for a biography. From that, I learned that he had been an exceptional student at Prempeh College, where according to his biography, he picked up virtually every prize in sight.<\/p>\n

After returning to Ghana after his education in UK, he joined politics at a young age. He served under Busia and Rawlings but his masterpiece, on the way to the Presidency, was his 1996 campaign, repeated in 1998.<\/p>\n

He was under-resourced but he made up for his lack of resources with hard work and personal relations.<\/p>\n

Indeed, it was Northerners who propelled him to victory in his primary campaigns. In 2007, during my ill-fated campaign, in home after home in the north, they showed me the beds or cots he slept on and recounted stories of midnight knocks on doors by Kufuor.<\/p>\n

As President, he was humble and inclusive. A humble Ashanti! As he once said, \u201cEvery party has factions and leaders must accommodate them\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wherever he went as President, doors opened, to him and for Ghana. And he strengthened institutions with good quality appointments. But his finest season may have been in his post-presidency.<\/p>\n

He has been dignified, statesmanlike\u2013 maybe a tad too quiet, formed a foundation and helped to establish APIMI. As he explained last September at a forum, public interest digital media combined with AI will bring Africa to the centre of global development.<\/p>\n

Together with President Mahama, the Oldman will help give us and the youth the tools to keep Ghana as the gateway to Africa through this century.<\/p>\n

Mr President, as they sing \u201cDi wo hene<\/em>\u201d and you twirl around a bit, remember our last conversation and speak out more. And if Delay proposes, turn her down!<\/p>\n

May God bless you with many more years of joy and health. Happy birthday!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arthur Kobina Kennedy ( December 8th, 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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