{"id":1239749,"date":"2022-10-31T15:50:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/31\/akufo-addo-is-empty-asiedu-nketia\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T15:50:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:50:52","slug":"akufo-addo-is-empty-asiedu-nketia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/31\/akufo-addo-is-empty-asiedu-nketia\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo is empty &#8211; Asiedu Nketia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NDC-10-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asiedu Nketia, NDC General Secretary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says President Nana Akufo-Addo is empty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the veteran politician, the President carries no substance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said this is a view he had formed of President Akufo-Addo long before he became the President of the country.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post on Sunday, the NDC National Chairman hopeful said President Akufo-Addo has nothing better to offer Ghanaians in these turbulent times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have always insisted that President Nana Akufo-Addo is empty. I formed this opinion many years ago as an NDC Parliamentarian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was representing the NPP in Parliament. Listen critically to him, and you will know he is full of smoke. Nothing beyond the smoke,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nketia also accused the President of being arrogant and not heeding advice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1FC4F06C-A7F7-4E0D-B918-FE2B6F38DA71.jpeg\" alt=\"Akufo-Addo is empty - Asiedu Nketiah\" class=\"wp-image-10032199892\" title=\"Akufo-Addo is empty - Asiedu Nketiah\"\/><figcaption>Asiedu Nketiah\u2019s Facebook post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to General Mosquito, President Akufo-Addo should have taken a cue from his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama\u2019s lecture on Thursday, October 27.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Mahama set the right tone in his brilliant address, with solutions and proposals, at the UPSA for Akufo-Addo to learn from.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut arrogance and lack of capacity deprived him of the opportunity to drink from his predecessor\u2019s fountain of wisdom,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/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=\"YCrc7sSHFfc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Suspected &#039;Boko Haram&#039; fighter arrested in Bolga with two others - Premtobre Kasee (31-10-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YCrc7sSHFfc?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>Asiedu Nketia, NDC General Secretary The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says President Nana Akufo-Addo is empty.\u00a0 According to the veteran politician, the President carries no substance.\u00a0 He said this is a view he had formed of President Akufo-Addo long before he became the President of the country. 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