Jefferson Kwamina Sackey, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate for the Ablekuma Central seat, has revealed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-distinctive Addo’s approach to politics and his savvy in negotiations served as inspirations for him to become a politician.
Mr. Sackey said he was impressed when he first met Akufo-Addo during his tenure as a foreign minister, believed in his fortitude, and felt he would become president. He was speaking on the Point Blank programme of Eyewitness News on Citi FM.
“His style of politics was quite unique to me. The way he speaks and used to convince people as a Foreign Minister and his negotiating powers and skills motivated me and gave me some hope in politics that if you study hard and are diligent with your work like the way he does, there was a way that you will succeed, and so I wasn’t surprised he became president.”
“Akufo-Addo is my mentor, and he still is, obviously because of his resilience and everything that he does, he has been able to instill in us perseverance,” Mr. Sackey further hailed his mentor.
He said though he is not coming from a political family and was raised in a Christian home by a religious single mother at a point and read newspapers every morning, he was certain he will become a journalist, but he didn’t think he will become the politician he is today with the zeal to serve the people of Ablekuma Central.
Mr. Sackey is currently a presidential staffer and indicated he is contesting the seat to bring the needed development to the constituency where he had his formative years.
