Independent Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare-Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has stated that the culture of silence under the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, led by former President Akufo-Addo, was so intense that even the powerful King of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, was very cautious when criticizing that administration.

According to A Plus, a controversial musician-turned-politician, the King chose to critique the former administration's flagship programme only after it had left power.

"I am not an Ashanti, but I revere the Asantehene because of the way he has been able to hold the Ashanti Kingdom together and ensure that there are no chieftaincy disputes in his jurisdiction. God bless him for that. I have so much respect for Otumfuo. A whole Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, when Akufo-Addo was president, was very careful whenever he spoke.

"He never commented on the Free SHS programme until Akufo-Addo exited office. When the NPP was in power, Ghanaians could not speak up. Today, John Mahama is president, and NPP supporters are all over the place complaining. Ghanaians should not take the NPP seriously," A Plus said in an interview with Adom FM, as monitored by GhanaWeb.

He further criticised the NPP, asserting that the party lacks the moral authority to criticise the Mahama government, which has been in office for only three months.

"Just a few months after the NPP left power, they have found their voices and are talking, while the NDC is looking on. Even some of us who were with the NPP and campaigned to get them into power in 2017 are verbally assaulted when we speak. John Mahama is human; when you make an allegation, he orders for the claim to be investigated. The likes of Bullgod were arrested for criticizing the NPP government. I don't know the source of the NPP's confidence. Their conduct makes me angry. You left power recently, and you are always talking since the NDC came to power, as if you are the true owners of the country."

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