{"id":1182685,"date":"2022-08-18T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/18\/i-pity-you-allotey-jacobs-tells-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T12:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:44:08","slug":"i-pity-you-allotey-jacobs-tells-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/18\/i-pity-you-allotey-jacobs-tells-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"I pity you &#8211; Allotey Jacobs tells Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"617\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/059A9135-696x617.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Bernard Allotey Jacobs\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Central Regional Chairman of the NDC, Bernard Allotey Jacobs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, says he pities President Nana Akufo-Addo over the recent economic woes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the former National Democratic Congress Central Regional Chairman, President Akufo-Addo is suffering the brunt of problems inherited and transferred from one generation to the other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that we as Ghanaians have heaped a mountain that has fallen on this current government. We sowed some bad seeds  corruption which has matured under Nana Akufo-Addo. Nana, I pity you. I am sure he doesn\u2019t sleep,\u201d he said on Accra-based Peace FM.<\/p>\n<p>Admitting President Akufo-Addo was elected to solve problems and has no control over certain issues which may be a global phenomenon, he was quick to add there must be a local solution now.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Citing inspiration from the Bible, he noted it is about time the government adopts<em> the eye for an eye, tooth for tooth <\/em>approach in dealing with corruption and other national issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is time we hold the bull by the horn to make sure we will survive as a nation. If not, politicians will continue to take advantage even when they know they cannot do it,\u201d he bemoaned.<\/p>\n<p>He further stressed there is the need for change in social and political lives generally as Ghanaians.<\/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=\"Tj1PUMWbgzI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (17-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tj1PUMWbgzI?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>Former Central Regional Chairman of the NDC, Bernard Allotey Jacobs Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, says he pities President Nana Akufo-Addo over the recent economic woes. 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