The Communications Director of the United Party (UP+), Solomon Owusu, has formally called for the prosecution of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Owusu alleged that the former president should be prosecuted for engaging in several unlawful and unconstitutional activities during his tenure in office.

Speaking in an interview on As It Is in Ghana on Rainbow Radio 92.4FM with host Sir Richie, Owusu asserted that the former administration presided over widespread misappropriation of funds, unprecedented levels of corruption, abuse of office, autocratic tendencies and general incompetence.

He went on to deliver a strong critique, stating that the incompetence demonstrated by the former president makes President John Dramani Mahama appear “a saint,” adding, “When you even hand over the presidency to a class one pupil, that mind would have performed extremely well than Akufo-Addo.”

When challenged that his commentary was degrading, he defended his position, saying, “It is not degrading. He is the one who destroyed himself. Under his watch, he invested over $50 million in digging the world’s most expensive hole. He got up one day and told us he wanted to construct a cathedral for God.

"While promising God, he did not tell God where the funds would come from, only to assume office and use state resources to dig the world’s most expensive hole, even after claiming that the building would be done through private funding.”

Solomon Owusu directly admonished the Attorney General and Minister for Justice to immediately initiate legal proceedings against the former president.

He elaborated on his reasoning, “I have proposed that he must be sued. There were some things he did that were illegal. Our laws clearly state that when the state does not have any contract with an individual or company, we should not pay them.

"However, former President Akufo-Addo set the record of giving David Adjaye almost GH¢5 million when he had no contract with the Republic of Ghana.”

Owusu concluded with a demand for accountability, stating, “We will continue to mount pressure on the current government, particularly the Attorney General, to initiate legal action against those who have stolen our resources.

"Ghanaians voted for them to ensure that those who stole our money are prosecuted and our stolen funds retrieved. The Attorney General and President Mahama must do what is right for their God and the people of Ghana.

"Akufo-Addo should be standing trial and facing the laws of the land. He should be prosecuted seriously.

"A former Agriculture Minister who engaged in bribery and corruption was sentenced to death in China; another one in Libya has been sentenced for corruption, and Akufo-Addo should not be given an exception.”