{"id":217610,"date":"2024-09-14T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/14\/nations-are-not-like-phones-they-are-built-upon-and-not-reset\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T15:12:20","slug":"nations-are-not-like-phones-they-are-built-upon-and-not-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/14\/nations-are-not-like-phones-they-are-built-upon-and-not-reset\/","title":{"rendered":"Nations are not like phones; they are built upon and not reset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Politics of Saturday, 14 September 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2024-09-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/696\/69692562.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kofi Tonto is an aide to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\" title=\"Kofi Tonto is an aide to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\" width=\"295\" height=\"173\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kofi Tonto is an aide to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\">A political aide to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has clapped back at the National Democratic Congress, arguing that nations are not like phones or devices to be reset.<\/p>\n<p>He posited that, instead of a total reset, as suggested by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana needs to build on its successes while fixing its challenges.<\/p>\n<p>In a debate with the NDC\u2019s Deputy Communications Director, Malik Basintale, Mr. Tonto argued that \u201cA nation is an amalgamation of many things.<\/p>\n<p>The positives and the negatives. The challenges and the successes. <\/p>\n<p>The duty of a government is to build on the successes while fixing the challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike phones, nations cannot be reset. \u201cA Nation is not a phone to be reset. What we expect of a government is to identify the challenges, work on them and then build on the successes it has chalked,\u201d he further stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Tonto could not fathom why the NDC, which has been in opposition for 8 years, would consider the idea of a \u2018reset\u2019 as a viable campaign slogan. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Tonto further quizzed, \u201cThe country has trained  5.7 million children under the Free SHS programme, are you going to reset that too?<\/p>\n<p>Are you going to reset all the successes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He expressed confidence that his government has successfully navigated the challenges marking a turnaround.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke on the Accra-based GHONE TV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics of Saturday, 14 September 2024 Source: classfmonline.com 2024-09-14 Kofi Tonto is an aide to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia A political aide to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has clapped back at the National Democratic Congress, arguing that nations are not like phones or devices to be reset. 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