Kofi Amoabeng Speaks On Why Ghanaians Get Bad Leaders: "It's A Punishment From God"

Kofi Amoabeng Speaks On Why Ghanaians Get Bad Leaders: "It's A Punishment From God"

  • A video of entrepreneur Kofi Amoabeng speaking on why Ghanaians get bad leaders has surfaced on social media
  • In a video, he unequivocally stated that bad leaders are a punishment from God since Ghanaians are not good people
  • His bold comment generated a flurry of reactions from Ghanaians who expressed their views in the comments section

Founder of the defunct UT Bank, Kofi Amoabeng, has attempted to explain why Ghanaians have bad leaders.

He stated in a video that Ghanaians are generally bad people who often do not delight in the success of other people.

Kofi Amoabeng, Ghanaians, Bad Leaders, Punishment, God, Elections
Kofi Amoabeng makes a bold claim about why Ghanaians often get bad leaders. Image source: Kofi Amoabeng
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According to him, Ghanaians are jealous, corrupt people who exhibit dishonesty in all aspects of their lives, and that's why the country has bad leaders ruling most times.

Kofi Amoabeng then claimed that bad leaders are a punishment from God.

"When people are that bad, God will not bail them out. The only way for God to punish them is to give them bad leaders."

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Watch the video below:

Netizens react to Kofi Amoabeng's remarks

Many netizens who thronged the comments section of the video agreed with Mr Amoabeng's comment.

@Cosmic_Evidence wrote:

"Yeah, it's very true. You saw how God gave UT bank good leaders who made UT bank the best bank in Ghana? He knows what he's talking about. Or God punished UT bank instead?"

@YoKwab wrote:

"Very true, Ghanaians are naturally born bad; we hate ourselves but we love foreigners, we are corrupt, dishonest and we cover all these bad things we do with religion especially Christians."

@gator_ernest wrote:

"We as a people are mostly not honest and corrupt. He spoke the truth even if we don’t wanna accept."

@Troyes_OB wrote:

"I agree partly with him the leader is a representation of the nature of the majority of the nation it's only God that can have mercy on us, most people want to cheat , loot and squander in their various locations and complain about leadership. How Ghana man has treated me hmm."

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@JeffCFC1905 wrote:

"I said this the last time( without the “God” bit attached). Ghanaians are not good people , i mean where do you think these leaders come from? They don’t just fall from the sky or something. They are rather nurtured and shaped by the environment they find themselves."

Kofi Amoabeng speaks about political ambition

YEN.com.gh previously reported that Kofi Amoabeng, the founder of UT Holdings, has opened up on his political ambition.

In a video, he expressed his desire to rule as the President of Ghana, promising to influence more people than he has now.

The renowned entrepreneur also mentioned some of the policies he would implement to help make Ghana a better place for all.

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh