{"id":221554,"date":"2024-09-28T09:34:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T09:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/28\/break-the-8th-and-lets-see-i-have-arrested-it\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T09:34:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T09:34:12","slug":"break-the-8th-and-lets-see-i-have-arrested-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/28\/break-the-8th-and-lets-see-i-have-arrested-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Break the 8th and let\u2019s see, I have arrested it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has confidently declared that his 8th position on the ballot paper symbolizes his ability to prevent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, from winning the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama underscored the importance of the 8th spot, asserting that it signifies his strength and readiness for the challenge ahead. He dared his opponents, who also share the significance of the number, to contest his claim.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing party supporters, Mahama highlighted the need for unity and called for overwhelming support at the polls to secure victory. He encouraged them to rally behind his campaign and leverage the symbolism of the 8th position to ensure success in the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama made these remarks during a visit to the Kokompe Spare Parts Market in Darkuman, within the Ablekuma North Constituency of the Greater Accra Region, on Friday, September 27, 2024, where he engaged with traders and residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person who was claiming he would break the eight should break it and let\u2019s see, the eight is with me, I have arrested the eight,\u201d Mr Mahama pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mahama promised to implement a stable dollar exchange rate and reduce taxes to benefit spare parts dealers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will implement fixed dollar rate, we will reduce taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU<\/strong>: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has confidently declared that his 8th position on the ballot paper symbolizes his ability to prevent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, from winning the 2024 elections. Mahama underscored the importance of the 8th spot, asserting that it signifies his strength [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":203647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Break the 8th and let\u2019s see, I have arrested it - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/28\/break-the-8th-and-lets-see-i-have-arrested-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Break the 8th and let\u2019s see, I have arrested it - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has confidently declared that his 8th position on the ballot paper symbolizes his ability to prevent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, from winning the 2024 elections. 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