Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah [L] and First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo
First Lady H.E. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, wife of President Nana Akufo-Addo, clearly did not take kindly to the harsh words used by Deputy Minority Leader Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah in criticizing her husband’s performance over the last eight years.

The MP, in his remarks following the President’s delivery of the State of the Nation Address on Friday, January 2025 — the President's last before exiting office on December 7 — stated that the outgoing leader had failed to deliver effectively. He described President Akufo-Addo’s eight years in office as clear evidence of his inability to govern the nation effectively.

“Let me remind His Excellency that his tenure in office will remain a timely reminder of how not to govern a country,” he stated.

Mr. Armah-Kofi Buah further claimed that the President’s poor performance was resoundingly reflected in the December elections.

“This abysmal record was confirmed on December 7th when the people of Ghana delivered the most overwhelming and emphatic vote of rejection any government has ever witnessed in the Fourth Republic,” he added.

The Deputy Minority Leader also criticized the President for reckless borrowing and mismanagement of state funds.

“Mr. President, you will be remembered as the first President who was cautioned by the IMF when you began, and you are still being cautioned at the end of your term. You left something very important out of your account — your promise to God to build a cathedral. But, Mr. President, I will leave that between you and your God,” he remarked.

In response, First Lady H.E. Rebecca Akufo-Addo confronted Mr. Armah-Kofi Buah about his remarks as she was leaving the chamber.

A video shared on the social media platform X shows the First Lady, visibly displeased, angrily addressing the MP for Ellembele while the President's team was leaving Parliament after signing the chronicle.

In another video, Mrs. Akufo-Addo is seen briefly walking out on the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin. She is heard mumbling, “You sit there and allow people to speak anyhow.”