Akufo-Addo had to take tough COVID-19 lockdown decisions – Kow Essuman
Former legal counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has defended the former government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures, describing them as a difficult but necessary decision that required leadership. Speaking in an interview with JoyNews’ Gemma Appiah, Mr Essuman acknowledged the hardship the restrictions imposed on ordinary Ghanaians, particularly people in rural communities who depended on informal social and economic activities for their daily needs. He said the restrictions affected access to food, social interaction and basic conveniences for people who lacked facilities such as refrigerators and private bathrooms. “Someone sitting somewhere in a rural area, the only source of entertainment is to go and sit at a pit or bar or at a chop bar or something like that. Locking them down prevents them from having access to food. They don't have refrigerators. Some use communal bathrooms and so on and so forth,” he said.