{"id":234126,"date":"2024-10-17T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T11:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/17\/akufo-addo-challenges-mahama-to-declare-stance-on-galamsey-instead-of-blowing-hot-and-cold\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T11:37:21","slug":"akufo-addo-challenges-mahama-to-declare-stance-on-galamsey-instead-of-blowing-hot-and-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/17\/akufo-addo-challenges-mahama-to-declare-stance-on-galamsey-instead-of-blowing-hot-and-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo Challenges Mahama To Declare Stance On Galamsey; Instead Of Blowing Hot And Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging former President John Dramani Mahama to clearly declare his stance on the fight against galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his \u2018Thank You Tour\u2019 in the North East Region on Tuesday, October 15, Akufo-Addo accused Mahama of speaking from both sides of his mouth on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Mahama, where do you stand on galamsey? What are you telling the people of Ghana?\u201d Akufo-Addo asked, emphasizing the need for clarity on Mahama\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo\u2019s challenge comes amidst allegations that Mahama promised to reverse the current administration\u2019s anti-galamsey policies and grant amnesty to those jailed for galamsey offenses during the 2020 election campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mahama\u2019s Ambiguous Stance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, former President John Mahama allegedly promised to reverse Akufo-Addo\u2019s anti-galamsey policies.<br \/>Recently, Mr Mahama claimed to be against galamsey and vowed to enforce the law.<br \/>President Akufo-Addo\u2019s challenge seeks to expose former President John Mahama\u2019s true intentions on galamsey, an issue that has plagued Ghana for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaians deserve to know where you stand on this critical issue,\u201d Akufo-Addo emphasized, urging Mahama to be honest and transparent.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge has sparked renewed debate on the fight against galamsey, with many calling on former President John Mahama to provide a clear and definitive statement on his stance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 President Nana Akufo-Addo has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging former President John Dramani Mahama to clearly declare his stance on the fight against galamsey. Speaking during his \u2018Thank You Tour\u2019 in the North East Region on Tuesday, October 15, Akufo-Addo accused Mahama of speaking from both sides of his mouth on the issue. \u201cMr. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":206375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234126","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>Akufo-Addo Challenges Mahama To Declare Stance On Galamsey; Instead Of Blowing Hot And Cold - 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\/10\/17\/akufo-addo-challenges-mahama-to-declare-stance-on-galamsey-instead-of-blowing-hot-and-cold\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Akufo-Addo Challenges Mahama To Declare Stance On Galamsey; Instead Of Blowing Hot And Cold - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0 President Nana Akufo-Addo has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging former President John Dramani Mahama to clearly declare his stance on the fight against galamsey. 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