{"id":1188911,"date":"2022-08-24T12:17:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T12:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/akufo-addo-is-indebted-to-some-of-his-appointees-and-hes-unable-to-make-them-go-kkd\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T12:17:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T12:17:27","slug":"akufo-addo-is-indebted-to-some-of-his-appointees-and-hes-unable-to-make-them-go-kkd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/akufo-addo-is-indebted-to-some-of-his-appointees-and-hes-unable-to-make-them-go-kkd\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo is indebted to some of his appointees and he\u2019s unable to make them go &#8211; KKD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Akufo-Addo is indebted to some of his appointees and he\u2019s unable to make them go - KKD\" title=\"Akufo-Addo is indebted to some of his appointees and he\u2019s unable to make them go - KKD\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>Media personality Kwesi Kyei Darkwah (KKD) says President Akufo-Addo\u2019s entrenched position not to reshuffle or sack some of his appointees is because he is indebted to some of them.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cthe President, I think is indebted to some of the people he has appointed and because of that debt, he\u2019s unable to make them go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For nearly a year, many influential persons have called on the President to reshuffle his administration in order to liven the pace of governance and enable him to deliver his promises to Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Q6nZkFsAa0I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Akufo Addo is indebted to some of his appointees and he\u2019s unable to make them go \u2013 KKD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q6nZkFsAa0I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Names such as that of the Health, Finance, and Agriculture Ministers \u2013 Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Ken Ofori-Atta and Dr Owusu Afriyie-Akoto \u2013 have been mentioned on several occasions. <\/p>\n<p>The calls for Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s head come on the heels of the current economic crisis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"452\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1661343447_381_7-10.jpg\" alt=\"Akufo-Addo is indebted to some of his appointees and he\u2019s unable to make them go - KKD\" class=\"wp-image-10032157699\"   title=\"Akufo-Addo is indebted to some of his appointees and he\u2019s unable to make them go - KKD\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Agyeman-Manu was asked to resign after the Parliamentary Committee that probed the Sputnik V vaccine contract, that the Health Minister breached procurement and constitutional regulations.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Mr Afriyie-Akoto, they claim he failed in overseeing government\u2019s flagship programme Planting for Food and Jobs.<\/p>\n<p>However, in all cases, President Akufo-Addo defended his appointees.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the Finance Minister, the President accused those demanding his resignation as detractors who want to destabilise his government.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking on <strong>JoyNews\u2019 AM Show<\/strong> on Wednesday, KKD said, \u201ca king is judged by his courtiers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the back of this, he asked the president to terminate the appointment of individuals who are underperforming, in conflict of interest situations and causing financial loss to the state instead of defending them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if the leader is surrounded by people who are physicians, who are disingenuous, you and I, the fourth estate have a duty to help remove those people because many of them, you and I did not vote for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media personality Kwesi Kyei Darkwah (KKD) says President Akufo-Addo\u2019s entrenched position not to reshuffle or sack some of his appointees is because he is indebted to some of them. 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