{"id":1174034,"date":"2022-08-11T10:28:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/ministerial-reshuffle-listen-to-the-grassroots-obiri-boahene-says-akufo-addos-response-was-unfortunate-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:28:25","slug":"ministerial-reshuffle-listen-to-the-grassroots-obiri-boahene-says-akufo-addos-response-was-unfortunate-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/ministerial-reshuffle-listen-to-the-grassroots-obiri-boahene-says-akufo-addos-response-was-unfortunate-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial Reshuffle: Listen To The Grassroots . . . &#8211; Obiri Boahene Says Akufo-Addo&#8217;s Response Was &#8216;Unfortunate&#8217; | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The outgoing Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana\u00a0Obiri Boahen says he disagrees with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s stance not to reshuffle his\u00a0Ministers after a call from the Alliance For Footsoldiers Advocacy (AFFA).<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>According to him, the President\u2019s posture will make things difficult for the NPP to \u2018Break the 8\u2019.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Alliance For Footsoldiers Advocacy (AFFA), a grass root wing of the ruling NPP, called on President Akufo-Addo to urgently reshuffle his appointees to energize the economy.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>According to the group, some notable appointees of the government are dormant in their discharge of the duty which is slowing the economic growth.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>But President Nana Akufo-Addo during a radio interview on North Star radio in Tamale as part of his tour of the Northern Region said those calling for the reshuffle of his Ministers may be persons looking for job opportunities. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>\u201cThe calls come for all kinds of reasons; NDC wanting to destabilize the government is one. There are people who are also looking for jobs,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 the President said.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>But Nana Obiri Boahene in an interview with <strong>NEAT FM\u2019s<\/strong> morning show, &#8216;Ghana Montie&#8217; said the President\u2019s response was \u201cunfortunate\u201d.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>\u201cNot responding to them would have been right. Politically, we cannot brush aside the role of the foot soldiers. They are very instrumental in the party\u2019s victory. Let\u2019s listen to them. 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