{"id":336350,"date":"2017-01-05T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/01\/05\/mzbel-pens-emotional-letter-to-outgoing-president-mahama\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T14:14:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T14:14:02","slug":"mzbel-pens-emotional-letter-to-outgoing-president-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/05\/mzbel-pens-emotional-letter-to-outgoing-president-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Mzbel pens  emotional letter to outgoing President Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Thursday,  5 January 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanafuo.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-01-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/72513223.295.jpg\" alt=\"Mzbel Jm9\" title=\"Mzbel Jm9\" width=\"295\" height=\"382\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Mzbel and President John Mahama<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> A few minutes after President John Dramani Mahama delivered his final State of the Nation Address, female musician Mzbel, took to social media to share a tearful open letter to the outgoing president.<\/p>\n<p>Mzbel, who played a vital role on President Mahama&#8217;s campaign trail, described the president&#8217;s life as &#8220;a candle in the wind&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She also described the president as an accomplished man, her role model and hero, adding that she yearns for his presidency again.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full letter below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;JDM &#8211; A CANDLE IN THE WIND It seems to me, you lived your life like a candle in the wind never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in.<\/p>\n<p>You had the grace to hold yourself in these painful moments whilst most grassroots, and those around you throughout the country crawled. Moments I can&#8217;t ever forget in my entire life.<\/p>\n<p>You changed the pace and image of NDC politicking, your demeanor, language, humour.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re are my model<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re my hero<\/p>\n<p>From Bole, you rose as teacher, Assembly man, MP, Deputy Minister, a Minister, Vice President and a President<\/p>\n<p>An accomplished man on our land. In our contemporary politics, nobody had choked that feet. To me there exist a certain STAR on your birth. I yearn for your Presidency again<\/p>\n<p>Sir Piero&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 31 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Thursday, 5 January 2017 Source: ghanafuo.com 2017-01-05 Mzbel and President John Mahama A few minutes after President John Dramani Mahama delivered his final State of the Nation Address, female musician Mzbel, took to social media to share a tearful open letter to the outgoing president. 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