{"id":773291,"date":"2019-12-29T16:37:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/akon-applauds-akufo-addo-after-being-impressed-with-ghanas-development\/"},"modified":"2019-12-29T16:37:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:37:25","slug":"akon-applauds-akufo-addo-after-being-impressed-with-ghanas-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/akon-applauds-akufo-addo-after-being-impressed-with-ghanas-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Akon Applauds Akufo Addo After Being Impressed With Ghana&#8217;s Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>Senegalese born American singer Akon seems to have been impressed with the state of the nation\u2019s socio economy since landing in Ghana yesterday in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Legally named  Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara\u00a0Akon\u00a0Thiam, Akon after being fascinated by Ghana\u2019s development from all sectors of the economy quizzed Africans in what seems to be a personal assessment of one\u2019s country measuring from what is happening in Ghana alone.<\/p>\n<p>Akon who is Ghana for the Year of Return initiative championed by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), the \u2018Lonely\u2019 hitmaker praised President Akufo Addo for a good job done even after three years of ascending the throne.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>Mostly, Africans and some of their countries fancy living lavish lifestyles and putting up structures that have got no benefits to them and the national coffers. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2018Why can\u2019t Africa be this simple?\u2019<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Akon wrote.<\/p>\n<p>His post might have come as a result of how good and simple the route he used was looking.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p><strong>See Screenshot Below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"'Why can't Africa be this simple?' - Akon praises Prez Nana Addo as he lands in Ghana\" class=\"wp-image-124758 jetpack-lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/screenshot_20191228_1153512161106436995297672.jpg\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1577637445_915_screenshot_20191228_1153512161106436995297672.jpg\" alt=\"'Why can't Africa be this simple?' - Akon praises Prez Nana Addo as he lands in Ghana\" class=\"wp-image-124758\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senegalese born American singer Akon seems to have been impressed with the state of the nation\u2019s socio economy since landing in Ghana yesterday in the afternoon. 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