On Wednesday, November 6, President Akufo-Addo unveiled a statue of himself at the entrance of Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi, as part of his one-day 'thank you' tour of the Western Region.

This has triggered reactions from a section of the public.

Below is how BBC reported the news: Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country's Western Region.

The monument is intended to honour the development initiatives the president has overseen whilst in office, the region's minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says.