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…not many will quickly forget Kufuor’s success in changing the wheels of development and stemming the tide of hunger in Ghana through policies that mainly targeted the most extensive but most vulnerable constituents in the country – youths, women, and children. During this period…by changing the country’s wheel of development, placed the country on a steady and accelerated pace to reach the designation of a middle-income country…
It was a privilege for me to have met His Excellency when he was in power — first in England, then in Accra, and later in Kumasi. I was also later invited to review a book on some gifts he received while he was in public service and to write a blurb. Alas! He competed against one of my friends during the primaries of his political party, and I heard fascinating stories about how he became victorious. To my good fortune, I have met four of Ghana’s heads of state. President Kufuor always appears calm and gentle. However, you cannot have power and influence and not have critics.