{"id":774834,"date":"2020-01-01T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/01\/akufo-addo-throws-party-for-lupita-nyongo-davido-and-other-returnees\/"},"modified":"2020-01-01T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T16:12:10","slug":"akufo-addo-throws-party-for-lupita-nyongo-davido-and-other-returnees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/01\/akufo-addo-throws-party-for-lupita-nyongo-davido-and-other-returnees\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo throws party for Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Davido and other returnees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before
\n the end of 2019, President Akufo-Addo hosted some of the famous
\npersonalities that were still town at his Nima residence for a private
\nparty.<\/p>\n

The party which came off on Monday was graced by Nigerian singer, Davido who kept the party alive with his hit songs.<\/p>\n

The
\n \u2018Year of Return\u2019\u00a0policy was introduced by government to encourage
\npeople from the diaspora to visit the country and connect with their
\norigin.<\/p>\n

Celebrities like Black Panther star Lupita Nyong\u2019o\u00a0were\u00a0all present at the event.<\/p>\n

In a photo with award-winning actress, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Beyonce\u2019s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson were captured smiling cheerfully.<\/p>\n

American Businesswoman, Bazoma Saint John who was also present shared a photo with a captioned which reveals she was on her third trip to the country.<\/p>\n

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Earlier that day,\u00a0President Nana Akufo-Addo touted the progress of the Year of Return, describing activities generated by the campaign in Ghana as a \u201cwelcomed shock\u201d.<\/p>\n

In October this year, the President launched the \u201cYear of Return\u201d to
\n make Ghana the focus for millions of African descendants reacting to
\ntheir marginalization by tracing their ancestry and their identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So far, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) revealed they spent GHC6m on the policy\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nana Addo has launched an extension of the \u201cYear of Return\u201d which he calls \u201cBeyond the Return The Diaspora Dividend\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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