Executive Director of Peace Watch Ghana, Madam Nyonkopa Daniels, has expressed some disappointment in granting self-styled evangelist Patricia Asiedu, also known as Agradaa, an audience at the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving.
She stated that although the president is not vindictive and is kind-hearted, giving an audience to Agradaa was a bad decision and has infuriated members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Agradaa, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, stated that if she were unable to go to heaven, she would still be happy because she had hugged President John Dramani Mahama.
She made the remarks while speaking to journalists after the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the forecourt of the State House.
Agradaa joined other members of the clergy, civil society organisations, and citizens to pray for unity and stability.
But reacting to this, Madam Nyonkopa Daniels claimed that granting her audience sends a wrong signal.
She recounted how Agradaa insulted and vilified the president before the elections and made false allegations against him, stating that she had no business hugging Mr Mahama.
“I am disappointed in President Mahama for granting Agradaa an audience. She subjected Mahama to insults and false claims ahead of the elections. I know President Mahama is not vindictive, but granting an audience to Agradaa was not a good idea. What happened sends a wrong signal that when you insult our leaders, you will be granted an audience.
I have decided to speak against insults against our leaders. I have also observed that those who insult our leaders are the ones who are easily granted an audience. A sad thing happened at the State House yesterday. I have received numerous calls from several individuals expressing their displeasure at the president for granting an audience to Agradaa. We know Mahama has a good heart, but even Jesus Christ at a point disciplined people by lashing them for turning his father’s house into a business centre. Some of us are disappointed in the president. I also blame his security for allowing the woman to hug him,” she said on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM.
She emphasised that “we should discontinue incentivizing individuals to insult others. We should cease vindictive behaviors and refrain from insulting others. This conduct is detrimental and a precursor to calamity. It conveys an inappropriate message to the younger generation, suggesting that the sole means of garnering our leaders’ attention is through insults.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
