Man Ignores Akufo-Addo At Alisa Hotel After NPP NEC Meeting: "No Security Protocol"

• An unidentified man, in a video, ignored Akufo-Addo and walked past the former president without even acknowledging him at the Alisa Hotel
• The former NPP flagbearer paid no attention to the man's actions and proceeded to sit inside his luxurious vehicle
• Akufo-Addo was leaving the Alisa Hotel after the NPP's emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting

Former Ghanaian president William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had an encounter with a man after the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

The meeting was to discuss the findings of the Professor Mike Ocquaye Committee, which had been tasked with analysing the unprecedented defeat of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the NPP in the 2024 general elections. Bawumia lost massively to the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) John Mahama, garnering only 41.75% per the official Electoral Commision result, while the NPP moved from 137 seats to 88 in parliament.

After months of fact-finding and deliberations with the party's base and executives, the committee has submitted its report, which was discussed at the NEC meeting held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.

Man ignores Akufo-Addo after NEC meeting

In a TikTok video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the former president is spotted leaving the venue after spending hours in the NEC meeting. He moved with other NPP executives and his security personnel.

As Akufo-Addo stood in front of the hotel, waiting for his bodyguards to put in place the security protocol, a man wearing a Borussia Dortmund jersey and jeans trousers came out from the lobby.

The unidentified man ignored Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, brushed his shoulder, and walked past him without even acknowledging the former president before heading for the exit.

The former flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) paid no attention to the man's actions and proceeded to sit inside his luxurious vehicle and depart for his residence.

Akufo-Addo's public appearances in 2025

Nana Akufo-Addo's sighting at the NPP's emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council meetings marked a rare public appearance for the former president after he finished serving his two terms as the leader of the country and handed over power to Mahama and the NDC after the December 2024 elections.

The former president was recently spotted at the NPP caucus meeting at former Minister of Food and Agriculture Bryan Acheampong's Rock City Hotel in the Kwahu-Nkwatia mountains on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Akufo-Addo and other top figures in the party, including former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and former Assin Central constituency MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, met at the hotel to discuss the party's future and strategise for the 2028 general elections.

Prior to that, he had only been spotted in public at the inauguration ceremony of John Mahama on January 7.

Below is the video of the man ignoring Akufo-Addo at the Alisa Hotel after the NPP NEC meeting:

Reactions to the man ignoring Akufo-Addo

The video has garnered a plethora of reactions, with many people sharing diverse opinions about it. While some found the video funny, others felt it was disrespectful to the former president. YEN.com.gh has gathered some comments from social media users below:

Simon Einstein laughed about it

"The guy in yellow was like masa commot for there😹😂."

Abu did not like the man's behaviour:

"The effrontery of that Dortmund dude to try that."

Philip _stone22 hailed the guy:

"Hahaha 🤣🤣 that guy is a legend 🤣🤣🤣."

Pusher wondered what Akufo-Addo's protection team was doing:

"It seems that his new close protection team is not executing their duties effectively."

Quame94 put the blame on Akufo-Addo's security:

"His security failed."

Akufo-Addo interacts with Afenyo-Markin at a funeral

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Akufo-Addo interacted with Afenyo-Markin at the late Ambassador Mr Simon Sonia Puli's funeral.

In a video, the former president had a quick conversation as they sat in their chairs and observed the funeral proceedings.

The video of Akufo-Addo and Afenyo-Markin interacting at the funeral garnered mixed reactions from many Ghanaians on social media.

Source: YEN.com.gh