Question

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been at the forefront of Ghana’s COVID-19 battle. Identify and explain how he has used the central and peripheral routes to persuasion in his presidential addresses to the nation

Answer 1

In the presidential address the president of Ghana addresses the nations the following points:

• He assures the nation that the government is always by the people to face the challenge and the people will get all types of help from the government. He assures people not to be frightened for the disease.
• He appeals people to stay at home during the lock down period. He also appeals people to maintain social distance and to obey the advices of the health workers.
• He thanks the health workers to fight against COVID-19
• Many economical steps have been taken to facilitate people so that they do not face monetary difficulty. The interest has been reduced. There would not be any penalty for the late payment. He also made discount for income tax.
• Many steps have been taken to help the poor people. They are directly helped with food grains and money.
• He makes people optimistic and says that if they jointly move against COVID-19, they will be able to eliminate the dangerous disease from the country.