{"id":444661,"date":"2017-12-07T13:40:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/the-battles-still-the-lords-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T13:40:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:40:57","slug":"the-battles-still-the-lords-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/the-battles-still-the-lords-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"The battle\u2019s still the Lord\u2019s \u2013 Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday,  7 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/48499920.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akufo Addo Inauguration 11\" title=\"Akufo Addo Inauguration 11\" width=\"295\" height=\"234\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo says he will still depend on God to build Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512654057_771_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he will still depend on God \u201cas we try to build Ghana\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, prayed for wisdom, strength, and humility, among other qualities, to lead \u201cHis flock the people of Ghana\u201d. The president was speaking at a national thanksgiving service held at the Accra International Conference Center.<\/p>\n<p>It was a service to thank God for the victory chalked by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in last year\u2019s elections held exactly one year ago.<\/p>\n<p>NPP\u2019s slogan during the elections was: \u2018The battle is the LORD\u2019s\u2019. Addressing the gathering on Thursday, the president stressed: \u201cThe battle is still the LORD\u2019s as we try to build Ghana\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Akufo-Addo became the first candidate in opposition to beat an incumbent in elections in Ghana after polling 53.85 per cent of the total valid votes cast. Then President John Dramani Mahama polled 44.40 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The president, who is the second leader of his party to win elections in the Fourth Republic, paid tribute to the late Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, who died in March, 2016. He was buried later the next month. Thursday\u2019s service was themed: \u2018Thanking the LORD who won the battle for Ghana\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It had in attendance Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira, ministers of state and several other government functionaries. The clergy was also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Justices of the Supreme Court \u2013 most notably Justice William Atuguba \u2013 were also present.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DEBX_dXxAHg\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UnoiW2CfaU8\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 33 updated by: 33 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Thursday, 7 December 2017 Source: 3news.com 2017-12-07 President Akufo-Addo says he will still depend on God to build Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he will still depend on God \u201cas we try to build Ghana\u201d. 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