[ 2017-03-09 ]

President Akufo-Addo

Don’t call me ‘His Excellency’ – President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has
instructed his appointees and close associates
never to use the accolade – ‘His Excellency’
– in addressing him.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who made the
disclosure at a public event Tuesday, believes his
boss wants to live a modest life.

“It’s an honour to represent His Excellency…
He [Nana Addo] said we should not call him His
Excellency anymore,” Dr. Bawumia told the
audience at the African Diaspora Homecoming
Conference on Tuesday.

Nana Akufo-Addo is said to prefer being called
‘Mr President’ to ‘His Excellency’ which
looks more patronizing.

Nana Akufo-Addo has served notice that he is not
into government to enrich his pocket.

“If your goal in coming into government is to
enrich yourself, then don’t come. Go to the
private sector. Public service is going to be
exactly that; public service!” the president had
cautioned.

Nana Addo, who is Ghana’s fifth president under
the Fourth Republic, has promised to protect the
public purse.

“We must decentralize more, trust the
collective, restore integrity in public life.
State coffers are not spoils for the party that
wins an election. I shall protect the public purse
and insist on value for money,” he remarked
during his inaugural speech.

Source - dailyguideafrica.com

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