The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he wanted to be a film director.
The
thought of studying and practising law seemed an afterthought following
an eye-opening banter between a man who later became one of his
political mentors – the late Victor Owusu – and another in open court.
Victor Owusu was Attorney General during the Busia-led United Party (UP) administration.
In
an interview with Joy FM’s Kojo Yankson on his 72nd birthday which fell
on Tuesday, he recalled with nostalgic memory how he relished the
desire of being a film director.
“There was a moment in my life
when I wanted to be a film director; yes, yes,” he told his host in an
interview conducted at his private residence located at Nima, Accra.
That,
he said, is one of the reasons he has such admiration for the movie
industry in neighbouring Nigeria. “They are developing a home-grown film
industry which is really beginning to take off and have wings,” he
noted.
The celebrated politician and three times standard bearer
of the largest opposition party in the country was, however, confident
that Ghana’s struggling movie industry would soon get there.
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“I am hoping that one day we too will be getting on to it,” he assured himself.
Interestingly,
however, Nana Akufo-Addo had a change of mind from his dream of
becoming a film director to wanting to be a lawyer when he witnessed the
banter between Victor Owusu and one lawyer, Joe Reindolf, in court.
The
state was prosecuting a case against the Legon Observer newspaper,
represented by Reindolf, for publishing an article thought to be
scandalous.
He watched proceedings with admiration as the two slugged it out in the law court.
“Watching
him in court was something absolutely extraordinary – the sheer quality
of his advocacy – and I said to myself, ‘this is what I want to do.’ It
was a very big moment of my life,” he recalled with nostalgia while
beaming with smiles.
This, according to him, marked a significant
turning point in his life since it spurred him on to change his dream
of becoming a filmmaker to that of a lawyer and eventually a reputable
politician.
“Whatever it was that my father was doing which
brought this excitement was something that I would like to do,” he
underscored. Nana thought of himself growing up in a family of
politicians, with his late father being a lawyer and Chief Justice, and
later becoming the ceremonial President of the Republic.
He is
therefore hopeful and confident of winning the November 7, 2016 general
election to become the President of Ghana to turn round the dwindling
fortunes of the country as witnessed under President Mahama and the
ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration.
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