Manasseh Azure to Launch “Explosive” Book on Akufo-Addo Reign

Freelance Investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure has announced the release of a book on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the fifth President of Ghana in the Fourth Republic.

Titled “The President Ghana Never Got”, it is a 400-paged and 40-chaptered book on the reign of Akufo-Addo.

Announcing the launch of the book, the journalist said it has “revealing and riveting content, which some may find explosive”.

It will be launched on August 8, 2024, at the Christ the King Parish Hall, Opposite Jubilee House with free entry.

In 2019, when the country’s fourth president, John Dramani Mahama was preparing to leave office, Manasseh released a book for him titled “The Fourth John: Reign, Rejection & Rebound”.

It was written over one year with over 350 pages of a book chronicling the major events that shaped the Mahama presidency and delves deep to find answers to some of the critical characters and issues of the Mahama era, according to the Ghana Report.

Reactions have been trickling in with this announcement carrying myriad opinions about the book. As some are looking forward to it and anticipating its content, others believe it’s just an appeasement to the opposition party.

“Interesting! Looking forward to it,” one said with another adding, “This book is written to equalise with the book on John Mahama and to appease the NDC people.”

One other said, “I don’t know the content of the book, but launching it at this time, perhaps, is meant to denigrate the president. But whatever the content is, Akufo Addo, as a president, has paid his dues, and Mother Ghana will remember him till time without end.
I remain, the comparison between Akufo Addo and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah will erupt again and people will applaud Nana Addo for the yeoman’s job.”

“I don’t think the book will say anything bad about our President as many think here. I am very sure it will rather be a way to promote the new candidate, Dr Bawumia,” another thought.