{"id":352005,"date":"2017-03-17T19:51:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/03\/17\/audio-akufo-addo-justifies-elephant-size-govt\/"},"modified":"2017-03-17T19:51:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:51:47","slug":"audio-akufo-addo-justifies-elephant-size-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/03\/17\/audio-akufo-addo-justifies-elephant-size-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio: Akufo-Addo justifies &#8216;elephant&#8217; size gov&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has parried\u00a0criticisms of his &#8216;elephant&#8217; size government, saying it might not matter after the economy begins to boom in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with the state-broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the president said the challenges in the country require a team of qualified people to address it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a problem [and] what is the best way of doing?&#8221; he quizzed trying to explore answers from the interviews, but he cut in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our country is better served by having on board, men and women capable of working to save the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the audio below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"190\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/ghana-media.myjoyonline.com\/audio_share.php?audio3=http:\/\/zeno-devlab.s3.amazonaws.com\/media\/35036\/58cc3ad20b0100920c97d517\/Akufo-Addo+justifies+appointment+of+110+ministers.mp3&amp;title=Akufo-Addo justifies appointments of 110 ministers and deputy ministers&amp;date=17th March, 2017\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has parried\u00a0criticisms of his &#8216;elephant&#8217; size government, saying it might not matter after the economy begins to boom in the coming days. 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