How To Rule Ghana for Dummies

Develop a timely bout of amnesia when president, i.e. forget whatever you said while in opposition, for it may become a measuring rod by which you will be measured
If you owned a house, prior to becoming president, turn it into an official residence. You benefit by using State funds to repair & maintain it.
Appoint family members to government positions.
All your children should become businessmen.
Appoint as many ministers as possible, even if most of them do nothing
Salary, benefits & per diems should never be made public
Praising your predecessor is a NO NO
Funeral attendance is a DO DO
Foreign Travel is a MUST MUST.
To fix a failing economy, remove as many digits as possible from the cedi to put it at par with the Dollar.
To fix an energy crisis, TALK about all possible solutions, but simply wait, hope & pray that it rains
Solve crisis as they come. Never plan ahead
Spend more money on a presidential castle, stadiums and celebrations than you spend on health care
Don’t investigate your ministers based on mere newspaper allegation
Investigate members of the opposition based on mere allegations
If the people complain about the economy, tell them it’s fixed at the Macro level
If they keep complaining, irritate your predecessor and hope he says something stupid, so the attention turns to him
If all the above tricks fail, TRAVEL, TRAVEL, TRAVEL; because absence makes the heart grows fonder.