New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has denied longtime claims that he drove a Mercedes Benz while he studied at the University of Ghana.
“I never drove a Mercedes , I rather sometimes went for my mum’s Volkswagen car and will occasionally pick one or two young girls out during the weekends", he said.
According to Nana Addo, who turned 72 today, several stories have been told about his childhood by his detractors which are untrue just to create an image of him which is totally different from his personality.
Speaking to Kasapa FM’s Fiifi Banson at his Nima residence in Accra, Nana Akufo-Addo who comes from an influential family stated that he is proud of his father who did very well to lay a good foundation for him and his siblings.
“People say all manner of things about me most of which are not true. My father was a very successful man, one of the most successful lawyers of his time and I’m very proud of him. If that is why people say I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth then I don’t have a problem with that. My father did very well to provide for his children, he did what any of us will like to do for his children given the opportunity", he intimated.