Mustapha Hamid eulogises Akufo-Addo’s instrumental role in his life

Former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Mustapha Hamid, has eulogized Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his role in changing his life.

In a post on social media, the former NPA boss acknowledged Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the various opportunities he gave him in shaping his life.

Mustapha Hamid talks about how he improved his communication skills when speaking for the former president.

What he believes was also another milestone was his appointment as Minister for Inner Cities and Zongo Development.

He indicated that the opportunity got him to pay something back to my community.

Read His Post Below

Ever since our paths crossed, and at every encounter with you, I have not forgotten to tell you how very grateful I am to Allah, that he decreed our meeting; for nothing happens except by the will of Allah. And I have never forgotten to remind you how very grateful I am to you for everything that I have become- you gave me permission to embark on my career as an academic and I thereby became a Senior Lecturer.

You, together with Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, paid my admission fee to enroll in a PhD programme- I am a Doctor of Philosophy. You gave me the opportunity to speak for and on your behalf for 10 years and I honed my communication skills. You made me Minister for Information; and that was the icing on the cake. You made me Minister for Inner Cities and Zongo Development; that got me to pay something back to my community.

You made me Chief Executive of NPA and it internationalised me and made me a global figure in the downstream petroleum industry, because I got the opportunity to lead a continental body. My Masters in Energy Law is a bonus. You gave me a national honour (Grand Medal)- an honour reserved for a select few.

You taught me to dream big; you taught me, that if my dreams don’t scare me, they aren’t big enough. Thanks to everything you have given and made me, I am at the cusp of a major break through.

Sir, if all the seas were ink, and if all the trees were pens, they will not suffice for me to express my gratitude to you. Why am I proclaiming this? Because in talking about gratitude, Allah says, “And remember when your Lord proclaimed: ‘if you show gratitude, I shall give you more…” (Q: 14:7). And our Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said that, “s/he who cannot show gratitude to humans, cannot show gratitude to God.”

I am grateful Sir! And may Allah be kind to you; and may history vindicate you as it has your predecessors!

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