The presidential candidate of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM),
Rev Dr Christian Kwabena Andrews, also known as ‘Osofo Kyiri Abosom’ has vowed
to sue President Nana Akufo-Addo for demolishing state property to pave the way
for the construction of a national cathedral if elected President in the
December polls.
Some state property housing some judges in Accra were downed
to create space for the construction of the edifice in fulfillment of a promise
President Nana Akufo-Addo made to God ahead of the 2016 elections.
The decision received a backlash from some critics who
believed it was a misplaced priority amid Supreme Court suits by the Convention
People’s Party’s General Secretary James Kobena Bomfeh.
Rev Andrews, however, noted that President Akufo-Addo could
have escaped blame if he had acquired a different land to build the national
cathedral without demolishing state property for that agenda.
Speaking to the media in Accra on 26 November 2020,
Osofo Kyiri Abosom said: “The only person l will sue is President Nana
Akufo-Addo if l am elected president come December 7 for demolishing state
property in the name of building national cathedral for his God, he’s the only
one who knows his God”.
Rev Andrews further promised to
revamp abandoned factories built by the late President Dr Kwame Nkrumah, such
as Juapong Textiles and Pwalugu Tomato factories, as well as a match factory
and also revamp the mining sector while ensuring that small-scale mining and
retail marketing are reserved for only Ghanaians.
The rest of his policies include providing free
ports, paying monthly allowances to the aged, training senior high school
students to acquire skills, focusing on herbal medicine to deliver universal
free healthcare, and providing free education from the crèche level upwards.
Rev Andrews also accused President Akufo-Addo of
worsening the plight of Ghanaians.
He said the government has failed to fulfill its 2016
electioneering campaign promises including 1D1F, 1 village 1 dam, 1
constituency 1 million dollars and others.
“Where are the factories…? It’s all lies because many
people cannot find a factory in their districts. It’s very simple…if you can’t
do it, you leave for Osofo Kyiri Abosom to do it,” he stated.
Commenting on his electoral fortunes, the former
basic school teacher expressed confidence that the “message on the ground is
that it is time for GUM to take over the Jubilee House and resolve the myriad
problems facing Ghanaians and put an end to the NDC-NPP duopoly. They have
nothing to offer the suffering voters and vulnerable in society; Akufo-Addo
will go into opposition, he is a one-term president, no doubt about that, he
knows”.
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