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President Akufo-Addo virtually stripped John Dramani Mahama naked by disclosing to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II that he cannot see the infrastructural projects the former president touted ahead of the 2016 polls.
Addressing Otumfuo and his chiefs at the Manhyia Palace, the President stated that Mr. Mahama openly boasted about the significant gains that his administration made in infrastructure and road development prior to the 2016 general election.
President Akufo-Addo, who is currently on a five-day working visit to the Ashanti Region, however, disclosed that Mr. Mahama’s so-called infrastructural and road projects could not be found in all the regions that he had visited so far.
He said he knew that the ex-president’s so-called infrastructural projects were non-existent, but he (Nana Akufo-Addo) became a target of insults by Mr Mahama and his allies when he posed questions.
“Otumfuo, I toured most of the regions in the country before coming to the Ashanti Region, and surprisingly all the regions that I have visited so far, I did not see Mr. Mahama’s so-called unprecedented infrastructural development.
“Interestingly, almost all the road networks are in deplorable state and the people are rather crying to my government to come and fix their bad roads,” the president disclosed at the Manhyia Palace, which attract laughter from the gathering.
“I knew that Mr. Mahama’s so-called unprecedented infrastructural development was palpably false, but when I questioned him, Mr Mahama said, I was sleeping that is why I did not see his constructed roads.”
Even before the president could conclude his statement, people, who had attended the Akwasidae Festival at the Manhyia Palace on Sunday, burst into laughter, forcing him to pause for a while.
President Akufo-Addo said “now the political season, which Mr Mahama took advantage of to peddle falsehood are over and Ghanaians have seen whether I was sleeping as he (Mahama) claimed during the 2016 polls era.”
According to the President, the current of state of roads in the Ashanti Region, especially Kumasi, the regional capital, clearly buttresses his point that roads in the country are in deplorable state.
No Cash
The president disclosed that Mr. Mahama’s government left empty coffers which made it difficult for the current administration to fix the mess.
President Akufo-Addo stated: “I am a courageous leader and so even though I inherited empty coffers, I will still work assiduously to raise funds to tackle the numerous problems that Mr. Mahama left behind.”
GH¢500m For K’si Roads
He stated that his administration was committed to fixing all the bad roads in the Ashanti Region, announcing that GH¢500 million had been allocated to fix the poor road network in the Ashanti Region, this year.
The president admitted that owing to the many years of neglect by the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, it would take time to fix all the deplorable roads.
“I will appeal to Nananom to exercise patience and also explain to their people that the level of destruction of the roads is startling; I will fix the roads before my tenure ends,” he added.
The president indicated that his New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration would generally improve infrastructure across the country.
According to him, providing jobs for the teeming unemployed youth and making the economy vibrant are part of his grand agenda, stating that with God on his side, his dreams would soon become a reality.
Otumfuo
The Asantehene, in his remarks, charged the president to quickly introduce his policies to improve the lives of the citizens and render proper accounts to Ghanaians after four years in office.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu indicated that the president has good plans to accelerate the development of the country, stressing that he (Otumfuo) would always support him with prayers to fulfill his dreams.
From I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi|Daily Guide Africa
The Auditor General has charged the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for breaching the constitution as well as the public financial management Act.
The Auditor General has indicted the Finance Ministry and the Controller and Accountant General’s Department for failing to capture three important transactions in their books.
Former beauty queens of Miss Ghana have been dared to provide evidence over claims of being used as pimps or should “shut up.”
Government is working hard to build a strong and resilient economy to wean Ghana off the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the exit of the current programme by the end of the year.
Details are emerging about how two of the seven defunct private banks spent huge amounts of money given to them by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) as bailout to save them from collapse.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon put on a rare cosmic show Wednesday: a red blue moon, super big and super bright.
It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue.
Hawaii and Alaska had the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. also had good viewing, along with Russia.
At the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, hundreds gathered on the lawn in the wee hours under clear skies. Traffic was backed up more than a mile around the observatory. Sky-gazers also lined the beach near the Santa Monica Pier, some snapping photos and others reclining in the sand, their faces turned upward.
John Cook joined fellow photography enthusiasts at the pier, using the ferris wheel and roller coaster for his foreground.
"It was incredible," said Cook, a visual effects artist for films. Photographers also gathered at the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, striving to get the famous Coit Tower in their moon shots.
In San Francisco's Marina district, a crowd gathered to watch the super blue blood moon, as NASA calls it, set over the Golden Gate Bridge. Spectators got lucky: There were clear skies and no trace of the city's famous fog.
"It's very cinematic, the way the moon is changing colors and reflecting on the water," said Clara Cambon, who arrived around 5:30 a.m. with her husband.
On the other side of the Pacific, where it was already nightfall, hundreds descended on the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho complex, where telescopes and binoculars were plentiful. A TV monitor showed zoom-in views of the moon, and a university professor gave a run-down as the eclipse unfolded.
"It's wonderful to be at this precious event and to have been able to see the moon looking so beautiful," said Mayumi Kimura, a visitor.
At the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, hundreds gathered on the lawn in the wee hours under clear skies. Traffic was backed up more than a mile around the observatory. Sky-gazers also lined the beach near the Santa Monica Pier, some snapping photos and others reclining in the sand, their faces turned upward.
John Cook joined fellow photography enthusiasts at the pier, using the ferris wheel and roller coaster for his foreground.
"It was incredible," said Cook, a visual effects artist for films. Photographers also gathered at the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, striving to get the famous Coit Tower in their moon shots.
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"It's very cinematic, the way the moon is changing colors and reflecting on the water," said Clara Cambon, who arrived around 5:30 a.m. with her husband.
On the other side of the Pacific, where it was already nightfall, hundreds descended on the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho complex, where telescopes and binoculars were plentiful. A TV monitor showed zoom-in views of the moon, and a university professor gave a run-down as the eclipse unfolded.
"It's wonderful to be at this precious event and to have been able to see the moon looking so beautiful," said Mayumi Kimura, a visitor.
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