General News of Monday, 17 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comManasseh Azure takes on Akufo-Addo over ‘Jeremiahs and naysayers’ commentManasseh Azure Awuni (L) and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoOutspoken journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has published one of his thought-provoking critiques, taking on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for describing a section of Ghanaians as “Jeremiahs and naysayers.”The biblical prophet, Jeremiah, also called “Weeping Prophet” was known for his lamentations and various expressions of sadness over issues. The President used this term “Jeremiahs and naysayers" in reference to cynics and a section of the public who seems to lament over every policy his government rolls out. However, in Manasseh’s write-up, published on his Facebook wall, he seems to remind the President that nobody is born a "naysayer". “Of course, there are those who become naysayers by choice and for political capital. Yesterday’s political cynics and today’s political cynics have only traded places, and the former are dutifully observing table manners.

Source: GhanaWeb August 17, 2020 16:30 UTC