{"id":449183,"date":"2017-12-21T23:17:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/i-am-not-affected-by-akufo-addos-all-die-be-die-statement-kufuor\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T23:17:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T23:17:08","slug":"i-am-not-affected-by-akufo-addos-all-die-be-die-statement-kufuor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/i-am-not-affected-by-akufo-addos-all-die-be-die-statement-kufuor\/","title":{"rendered":"I am not affected by Akufo-Addo\u2019s &#8216;all die be die&#8217; statement \u2013 Kufuor"},"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, 21 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/63555407.295.jpg\" alt=\"ExPresident John Agyekum Kufuor\" title=\"ExPresident John Agyekum Kufuor\" width=\"295\" height=\"216\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ex-president John Agyekum Kufour<\/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\/1513898228_808_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ex-president John Agyekum Kufuor has declared that, the &#8216;all die be die&#8217; statement by the ruling New Patriotic party, which took over the airwaves in 2011, was a defensive statement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the former president, the statement was rather meant for self-defense and the NPP wanted to make their stand clear.<\/p>\n<p>Leader of the ruling NPP party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on February, 2011, told party members at Koforidua that, they should gear up for a serious electoral battle in 2012 because the NDC party would try to hold on to power by all means, even though all the odds are against them (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>The president canvasing for vote stated, \u201cYou must understand that this party was formed by courageous people. Our leaders who formed this party that has now become the biggest political movement in Ghana were not cowards. So in 2012 we need to be courageous because all \u2018die be die\u2019 and I repeat All die be die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement challenge by a political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Mr Mohammed Abass, indicated that, the \u201call die be die\u201d remarks was a blot on the NPP\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the comment have earned the NPP leader a tag as a violent character.<\/p>\n<p>Refusing claims on the comment, Former President Kufour, on Starr Chart with Bola Ray, declared that, he sees nothing wrong with the statement and he was surprised people were making meanings out it.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cwell for me, the all die be die statement, is normal and I am not threaten by that. Every death is death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making his assertions further, he said, \u201cIt&#8217;s rather a defensive statement that Akufo-Addo made and I was surprised it became the talk of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Confirming Akufo-Addo\u2019s statement, he said, \u2018Owuo bia yeowuo\u2019 [meaning everyone will die], we will die one day and I see the statement as rather a way to stop the bully from harming the victim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 26 updated by: 26 --><\/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, 21 December 2017 Source: ghanacrusader.com 2017-12-21 Ex-president John Agyekum Kufour Ex-president John Agyekum Kufuor has declared that, the &#8216;all die be die&#8217; statement by the ruling New Patriotic party, which took over the airwaves in 2011, was a defensive statement. 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