Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted that economic challenges and frequent public protests played a significant role in his government's declining popularity.
Speaking at the launch of a book authored by former Nigerian Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, Akufo-Addo reflected on the economic turbulence that defined his tenure.
He specifically pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks, which severely impacted Ghana's financial stability and forced his administration to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
While acknowledging that the protests against his government were not as severe as the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) riots of the 1980s, he conceded that they were serious enough to weaken public confidence in his leadership.
