President Akufo-Addo
The electorate, especially supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), seem to have fallen in love with President Akufo-Addo’s “Fellow Ghanaians” cliché often associated with his Covid-19 upgrade broadcasts.
Almost everywhere he goes on his campaign tour, it appears to be one of the things the party supporters expect to hear when he mounts the platform to speak.
Anytime the President has failed to mention ‘Fellow Ghanaians’ before he addresses mini rallies, one is quick to notice the signs of disappointment written on the faces of the crowd and disquiet in the cards.
But anytime he precedes his delivery after acknowledging the dignitaries present with the much-anticipated ‘Fellow Ghanaians’, the crowd goes gay and that electrifies the campaign.
Sometimes it takes over a minute or two amidst the shouting before he can proceed with his delivery.
Even though President Akufo-Addo has been using “Fellow Ghanaians” since becoming President on January 7, 2017, it became more profound in the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic updates when he would precede his announcements with the words, “Fellow Ghanaians, I have come into your homes again this evening to provide an update, as I promised, on the measures taken by government to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.”
It therefore goes without saying that the “Fellow Ghanaians” have come to stay; little wonder how some have designed and cashing in on t-shirts with the inscription “Fellow Ghanaians” and the famous rectangular looking spectacle associated with Akufo-Addo to match.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu