{"id":110833,"date":"2026-01-12T17:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110833"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:15:15","slug":"bernard-mornah-says-akufo-addos-record-should-be-covered-with-bitumen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110833","title":{"rendered":"Bernard Mornah says Akufo-Addo\u2019s record should be \u2018covered with bitumen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 55 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The flagbearer of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, says that former President Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s legacy should be erased from Ghana\u2019s official records.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on JoyPrime\u2019s Prime Morning Show, Mr Mornah launched a critique of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), arguing that the party should be reflecting on what he described as its poor record in government rather than defending the former president\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo as for my friends in the NPP, I thought that by now they should be taking time to reflect on their bad record,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I have power, anywhere I see President Akufo-Addo in our books, in any document, you just take bitumen and plaster it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Mr Akufo-Addo is not a leader he believes Ghana should proudly associate with as a former head of state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a man you don\u2019t want to be associated with as president before,\u201d he stated. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-01-12-at-3.35.02-PM-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnywhere I come across President Akufo-Addo, I will take away the \u2018president\u2019 attached to his name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The PNC flagbearer acknowledged the strong tone of his remarks, admitting that he wished he could have expressed himself with less intensity. <\/p>\n<p>However, he insisted that his comments reflected deep frustration over what he sees as years of misgovernance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I could do less. I wish I could do less,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mornah also accused the Akufo-Addo administration of presiding over questionable democratic practices, particularly in relation to the Electoral Commission. <\/p>\n<p>He alleged that under what he described as a \u201cdubious legal regime,\u201d the Commission exercised powers that prevented individuals accused of wrongdoing from fully participating in the political process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the powers that he got was that the Electoral Commission, under a dubious legal regime, would say that a person that is accused of doing wrong things should not appear,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mornah reinforced the symbolism of bitumen, describing it as \u201cvery dark\u201d and suitable, in his view, for covering references to Mr Akufo-Addo in historical records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m saying that if I have the opportunity today, I\u2019ll take bitumen, the same one we use to build our roads, and anywhere I come across President 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National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, says that former President Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s legacy should be erased from Ghana\u2019s official 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