{"id":244280,"date":"2024-11-02T23:13:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T23:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/02\/the-economy-stupid-is-not-an-insult-franklin-cudjoe-defends-mahama\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T23:13:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T23:13:57","slug":"the-economy-stupid-is-not-an-insult-franklin-cudjoe-defends-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/02\/the-economy-stupid-is-not-an-insult-franklin-cudjoe-defends-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The economy, stupid\u2019 is not an insult&#039; &#8211; Franklin Cudjoe \u2018defends\u2019 Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3225054570b184e36a471d6fd1ca9729\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>, the Founder and President of IMANI Africa, has seemingly defended former President &#8216;s use of the phrase &#8220;This election is about the economy, stupid,&#8221; amid backlash from certain quarters.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post on November 1, 2024, Cudjoe clarified that the statement is not an insult, but rather a critique of the current economic situation under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p><button><span>See More<!-- --> <\/span><span>\u276f<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>, the Founder and President of IMANI Africa, has seemingly defended former President &#8216;s use of the phrase &#8220;This election is about the economy, stupid,&#8221; amid backlash from certain quarters. 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