{"id":1144603,"date":"2022-07-08T08:38:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T08:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/08\/you-used-to-grill-corrupt-politicians-as-a-journalist-youve-now-joined-them-lydia-forson-exposes-oppong-nkrumah\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T08:38:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T08:38:50","slug":"you-used-to-grill-corrupt-politicians-as-a-journalist-youve-now-joined-them-lydia-forson-exposes-oppong-nkrumah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/08\/you-used-to-grill-corrupt-politicians-as-a-journalist-youve-now-joined-them-lydia-forson-exposes-oppong-nkrumah\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;You used to grill corrupt politicians as a journalist, you&#8217;ve now joined them&#8217; \u2014 Lydia Forson expos\u00e9s Oppong Nkrumah \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Information Minister, has been criticized by Ghanaian actress and social commentator Lydia Forson for defending corruption in his ministry.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Corruption is a dirty word, but the NPP government\u2019s nefarious operations have been often defended by a former journalist who used to confront politicians engaged in corrupt conduct on the radio.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, July 7, 2022, she took to Twitter to vent her frustrations with the Information Minister, which Modernghana News picked up on.<\/p>\n<p>Kojo Oppong moved from grilling corrupt politicians to leading politicians to defend the indefensible, but I still believe this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the finest thing for NPP and the worst thing for us,\u201d says one of her tweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I only deleted my tweet cuz I\u2019m not in the mood for some of you. <\/p>\n<p>But I still stand by my belief that  Kojo Oppong went from grilling corrupt politicians,to now leading politicians to defend the indefensible! <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s the best thing for NPP and the worst for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 miss forson (@lydiaforson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lydiaforson\/status\/1544974270576607233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A disgruntled netizen, however, has dared her to do the same thing if she has the nerve to do so openly once the NDC takes control.<\/p>\n<p>According to Miss Forson\u2019s reaction, she does not owe anyone an explanation for her critique or do so for recognition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the clash below;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3mooNeNam @3moNeNam<\/p>\n<p>(Replying to @lydiaforson)<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re right girl..the way u dey bash blockheaded wicked NPP fanatics, when JM comes to office in 2024 and he messes things up and you don\u2019t bash him or his people, I swear me and you, it won\u2019t be well for us in this country\u2026 Trust me.<\/p>\n<p>miss Forson @lydiaforson<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t owe you or anyone to be honest. I don\u2019t do this for validation from anyone, neither do I take threats lightly. Bless.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Information Minister, has been criticized by Ghanaian actress and social commentator Lydia Forson for defending corruption in his ministry. Corruption is a dirty word, but the NPP government\u2019s nefarious operations have been often defended by a former journalist who used to confront politicians engaged in corrupt conduct on the radio. 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