Students Slap Sculpture Of Akufo-Addo's Father Over Economic Hardship In Video: "Your Son Is Making Life Hard"

• The bust of President Akufo-Addo's father and former president of Ghana, Edward Akufo-Addo, has been captured being slapped jovially in a viral video
• Young boys, who look like students, could be seen smacking the head of the bust and complaining that the current president was making life unbearable for them
• The location of the incident is not known but the person taking the amateur video zoomed in on the name in the front of the bust

A video of a group of young students who seemed to be venting their frustration about the Nana Akufo-Addo administration on a bust of his father is trending.

The location of the incident is sketchy but in the video shared on Twitter, the students took turns slapping the head of a sculpture of Edward Akufo-Addo, also Ghana's president from 1970 to 1970.

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The amateur video zoomed in briefly on the name inscribed on the front of the bust - to show it is the bust of Edward Akufo-Addo - before zooming out to capture the young boys slapping the top of the head amid complaints against Nana Akufo-Addo and giggling.

These were some of the things the boys said in Twi as they took turns to hit the slap Edward Akufo-Addo's bust:

"Your son is causing hardship"

"Your son is not doing well"

"Your hs been incompetent"

"Because of your son, we are suffering”

"Your son Nana Addo is taxing us on bet winnings"

Comments about the video have been varied

YEN.com.gh has compiled some of the comments about the viral video below:

@HYPEMASTERS__ felt Ghana is a big "comedy channel" after watching the video:

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"So it’s really true that Ghana is a comedy channel in heaven? Gen Z buddies no dey hear word see what they doing to Late Edward Akufo Addo, President Nana Akufo Addo's dad."

@InterBoy1908 wanted to know what sin the late former president committed for slaps on his head:

"But, what did Edward Akufo-Addo do wrong? "

@marcusadampah summed up the video thus:

"It appears anger in the youth is gathering momentum accordingly!"

Akufo-Addo feels the University of Ghana deserves to be named after his uncle

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported in a separate story that Nana Akufo-Addo reactivated his push to get the University of Ghana, Legon, named after his late uncle JB Danquah.

Speaking at the 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service of the University of Ghana on August 11, the President said history supports such a move.

Since 2018, Nana Akufo-Addo has been making a strong push for the premier university to be named after the then-Gold Coast politician.

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Code Micky lashes at government over 10% tax on bet winnings

Also, a video of Code Micky calling out the government over its decision to tax bet wins has gone viral.

The social media influencer revealed that the decision will plunge the youth into more hardship.

Netizens who saw the video agreed with him regarding his assertion on the matter.

13-year-old boy saves over 50 people on a school bus after driver collapsed

In other news, a young boy has become the hero of his school and community in the Central Region after quickly braking a moving school bus after the driver collapsed behind the steering wheel.

Augustine Nii Odoi Laryea, 13, said he stepped on the brakes of the school bus that was shuttling about 50 people home last month because the bus was moving towards a dangerous pit.

The driver of the vehicle was rushed to the hospital after the incident but was eventually pronounced dead.

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Source: YEN.com.gh