Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has criticized certain academicians who were vocal during the administration of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo but have now remained silent after receiving appointments in the current government.
Speaking in an interview on Okay FM on February 13, 2025, Obiri Boahen described it as intellectually disgraceful for academicians who were once outspoken in critiquing governance to go silent after assuming government positions." "We are in a system where certain university lecturers organized groups to complain about the economy, especially the state of water bodies.
They raised concerns repeatedly.
However, when a new government took over and offered them positions, they became silent," he stated.
