Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has said that as far as he is concerned, deficiency of a visionary leader to be in the helm of affairs after Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s regime is what is deteriorating the country.

According to the former Ghana Football Association boss, ex-President Kufuor who governed for eight (8) years came close to what Dr. Kwame Nkrumah did but certain issues obstructed his achievement.

“After Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, I don’t think we have had any visionary leader. The one who came a bit close is President Kufuor. President Kufuor could have done more and more and close to what President Nkrumah did but…after Kwame Nkrumah, there have not been any visionary leaders,” he noted.

As to whether President John Dramani Mahama will outdo Ghana’s first president’s success as a visionary leader, Dr. Nyaho said “President John Mahama has just begun so let’s watch what he will do. We must give him the opportunity.

“…One thing a lot of people doesn’t seem to see is that, here is a president being bombarded right, left and center and have a case in court. Nobody knows the outcome. Let’s give him, (Prez Mahama) the long rope. But if he goes the wrong way, he would have a bash from me. I can assure him that. We need a visionary leader”.

Speaking on Asempa FM, the leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) repeated that the ‘NPP needs to be tolerant’; Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe questioned the conduct of some leading members of the NPP in recent times.

“If the NPP could not accept free speech, then that is worrying. What is happening now in the party is a bit strange. I am calling on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to bring them to order because, as defacto leader, he has to call them to order,” he advised.

Nonetheless, he said he would not be worried if some party members criticized his utterances.

“I have no problem at all, let them come up. Let those who will have an issue with what I have said come up. I have no problem with that at all,” he stated.