{"id":241648,"date":"2024-10-29T19:54:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/akufo-addo-fears-accountability-hesitant-to-hand-over-power\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T19:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:54:52","slug":"akufo-addo-fears-accountability-hesitant-to-hand-over-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/akufo-addo-fears-accountability-hesitant-to-hand-over-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo fears accountability, hesitant to hand over power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is reluctant to hand over power due to concerns about accountability.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mahama, Akufo-Addo fears facing scrutiny if the NDC assumes power and is therefore focused on positioning his Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as his successor to shield his administration from questioning after his term ends.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing NDC supporters in Lugni in the Wulensi constituency in the Northern Region on Tuesday, October 29, Mahama pledged to ensure that all state funds allegedly misused during Akufo-Addo\u2019s presidency would be thoroughly investigated and accounted for if he wins the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of going in peace with his Vice President, he [President Akufo-Addo] wants to force his Vice President on the people of Ghana. The main reason is he\u2019s afraid, he won\u2019t hand over power to Mahama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe says [he] won\u2019t hand over power to Mahama, who are you to say you won\u2019t hand over power to Mahama, it is the people of Ghana who will decide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason he\u2019s afraid to hand over power to me is because of accountability because we\u2019re going to ask questions, we will not allow people who have stolen the money of the people to go free with the money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is reluctant to hand over power due to concerns about accountability. 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