{"id":140841,"date":"2024-01-19T06:47:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T06:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/akufo-addos-no-vote-no-devt-contradicts-the-oath-he-swore-as-president-mahama\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T06:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T06:47:09","slug":"akufo-addos-no-vote-no-devt-contradicts-the-oath-he-swore-as-president-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/akufo-addos-no-vote-no-devt-contradicts-the-oath-he-swore-as-president-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo\u2019s \u2018no vote, no dev\u2019t\u2019 contradicts the oath he swore as President \u2013 Mahama \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Former President John Dramani Mahama has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his comment on the development of Ekumfi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo had indicated that he did not pay attention to the development needs of Ekumfi in the central region because the people there voted Francis Ato Cudjoe out of parliament in the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with traditional leaders from Ekumfi at the Jubilee House, Mr Akufo-Addo demonstrated his disappointment over the defeat of Ato Cudjoe.<\/p>\n<p>Despite making \u201chim [Ato Cudjoe] a deputy minister,\u201d the constituents still voted him out, the president said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAto Cudjoe was your MP and I made him a Deputy Minister and you voted him out in the last elections and because of that, I did not pay attention to development in your area, I have to be honest with you but since you have brought it up I will pay attention to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He however assured that he would do his best to develop the area.<\/p>\n<p>But responding to him, Mr Mahama who is also the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wrote on his X platform that \u201cThe President\u2019s comment that he ignored the development of Ekumfi because they voted out his parliamentarian is most unfortunate. President Akufo-Addo has a penchant for making such partisan statements, as we witnessed recently during his visit to flood victims in Mepe. His actions contradict the oath he swore as President to do justice to all manner of persons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me also remind him of chapter six of our constitution, specifically Article 36 clause 2(d), which stipulates the need for governments to undertake \u2018\u2026 even and balanced development of all regions and every part of each region of Ghana, and, in particular, improving the conditions of life in the rural areas, and generally, redressing any imbalance in development between the rural and the urban areas,\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3 news.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President John Dramani Mahama has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his comment on the development of Ekumfi. 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