General News of Monday, 25 November 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.com‘Presidents have become victims of nepotism’ - OtumfuoAsantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu IIThe raging issue of nepotism in the governments of both political divides doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II wading into the discussion indicated that the “family and friends’ government” has stemmed from the rewarding of supporters who aided presidential candidates during their campaigns. He explained that the phenomenon entraps them making Presidents victims of the system of nepotism. Successive presidents have been tagged with appointing their family members into key government positions. ‘Our Presidents themselves have become victims of the system, entrapped in a prison from which they are obliged to dole out largesse to the army of supporters on pain of losing their loyalty,” Otumfuo added.

Source: GhanaWeb November 25, 2019 15:20 UTC