{"id":1171449,"date":"2022-08-09T11:10:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/he-has-totally-lost-touch-ablakwa-on-akufo-addos-reshuffle-comment\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T11:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:10:21","slug":"he-has-totally-lost-touch-ablakwa-on-akufo-addos-reshuffle-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/he-has-totally-lost-touch-ablakwa-on-akufo-addos-reshuffle-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"He has totally lost touch \u2013 Ablakwa on Akufo-Addo\u2019s reshuffle comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okudzeto-150x150-Copy-696x696.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Nana Okudzeto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Nana Akufo-Addo and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu has lambasted\u00a0President Nana Akufo-Addo over his positive assessment of his appointees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the President is out of touch with reality for not seeing the need for a shake-up within the executive.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this is dangerous for the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs President Akufo-Addo really living in reality, or he is in a bubble? He has totally lost touch,\u201d he said on Citi FM on Monday, August 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The outspoken lawmaker was responding to the President\u2019s remark that he has no intention to reshuffle his ministers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to him, there is no justification for the demand.\u00a0President Akufo-Addo insisted that most of them have met his expectations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on North Star Radio in Tamale on Monday, August 8, as part of his two-day tour of the Northern Region, the President said he is impressed with his appointees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of them for me have done outstanding work. Their output has been considerable, and that is what I look at,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c output measures expectations, then I don\u2019t have any strong reasons to heed the call,\u201d President Akufo-Addo added.<\/p>\n<p>The President also believes calls for a reshuffle sometimes have ulterior motives.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2BvBlpt5PKw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drivers urge Urban Roads to fix non-functioning traffic lights before NRSA deadline (8-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2BvBlpt5PKw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu has lambasted\u00a0President Nana Akufo-Addo over his positive assessment of his appointees.\u00a0 Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the President is out of touch with reality for not seeing the need for a shake-up within the executive. 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