Former Cal Bank CEO Frank Adu Jnr has delivered a scathing assessment of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s tenure, describing it as a betrayal of the hope many, including himself, once held for his leadership. In an interview on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, June 30, Adu Jnr spoke about the personal connection he shares with Ofori-Atta. “We are kind of family; I stayed with Ken during my first trip to the US. We even slept in the same bed,” he revealed.
Despite their close relationship, Frank Adu Jnr was frank in his evaluation of Ofori-Atta’s legacy. “Disaster! Disastrous,” he stated unequivocally. “Look, if it wasn’t disastrous between him and the president, the people of Ghana wouldn’t have voted the way they did in 2024. It’s not just my opinion; the verdict is clear in the election results. It’s that simple. You cannot run an economy where almost everyone is suffering and expect the people not to react. And that’s exactly what the voters of this country did last year.”
Pressed further on the contradiction between the early optimism and the eventual disillusionment, Mr Adu Jnr expressed confusion and disappointment. “I don’t know what happened. I remember when he was appointed. I sent him a message, congratulating him and urging him to do the best he could for this country, and leave a legacy, and that’s what we all expected. “We were all very hopeful, but subsequent events have betrayed that hope.”
By: Abubakar Ibrahim
