You can’t act anyhow just because you are a “dead-goat” leaving office – Gyampo slams Akufo-Addo

A professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo, has criticized President Akufo-Addo, alleging that he has adopted a “dead goat syndrome” attitude after completing his two terms in office.

According to Prof. Gyampo, it’s time to enact legislation against what he terms “Presidential Dead-Goatism” to prevent leaders from behaving recklessly as their terms wind down.

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During an appearance on TV3’s Key Points program on Saturday, March 30, Gyampo stated, “The President appears to be telling Ghanaians that he’s exiting and hence he’s a dead-goat and doesn’t care about what anyone say or does. Even when the general will of the good people of Ghana has been resoundingly expressed against LGBT, the President seems to want to swim against the tide by resorting to surreptitious and disingenuous maneuverings just to undermine the will of the people.

“But we cannot allow a President to behave any how he pleases just because he’s exiting and so he’s a dead-goat. We must act on presidential dead-goatism before it overly frustrates Ghanaians and pushes unscrupulous people to act in an unorthodox manner.”

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Expressing concern over the President’s apparent disregard for public sentiment, especially regarding issues like LGBT rights, Gyampo stressed the need to curb such behavior before it causes frustration among Ghanaians and encourages unscrupulous conduct.

Addressing the dismissal of a suit filed by South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, against the consideration of new ministers, Gyampo emphasized that the dismissal doesn’t equate to automatic approval of the ministerial nominees.

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Asserting the primacy of parliamentary oversight, Gyampo remarked, “It is not a marching order to act on the ministerial nominees of the president”.

“Parliament is superior to the executive arm…President Akufo-Addo has a nation to govern and so the responsibility lies on him to act in a manner that shows cooperation because if the hung parliament decides to frustrate the government we will all suffer,” he added.

He urged President Akufo-Addo to collaborate with the legislature for the nation’s benefit.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court dismissed Dafeamekpor’s injunction application, deeming it frivolous and an abuse of the judicial process.

The application sought to block Parliament from vetting and approving new ministers announced by President Akufo-Addo.