{"id":102250,"date":"2015-03-25T08:36:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T08:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=102250"},"modified":"2015-03-25T09:29:10","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T09:29:10","slug":"i-havent-resigned-as-flag-bearer-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=102250","title":{"rendered":"I haven\u2019t resigned as flag bearer \u2013 Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Third time flag bearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akuffo-Addo has refuted reports on social media that he has resigned as fort bearer of his party.<\/p>\n<p>A letter circulating in the media on Tuesday reported that Nana Addo had given up on his quest to become President of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>However on his twitter handle, Nana Addo emphatically\u00a0denied the claims saying \u201cI have not resigned and any letter purporting to say that I have, is mischievous and should be disregarded.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>I have not resigned and any letter purporting to say that I have, is mischievous and should be disregarded.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/580643483289067520\">March 25, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please be assured that in taking this decision I have thought deeply about the interest and welfare of the party. I am fully convinced that under the circumstances this is the best decision I could have made all things considered. It is a far better thing I do today than I have ever done for this great party and tradition,&#8221; the said fake letter read.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Akufo-Addo in his rebuttal stated clearly: \u201cI am fully committed to leading the NPP to win the 2016 general elections, and form a government that will address the needs of Ghanaians.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nI am fully committed to leading the NPP to win the 2016 general elections, and form a government that will address the needs of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ghanaians?src=hash\">#Ghanaians<\/a>. \u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/580644254797676544\">March 25, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;eKeQ3XcxedS24csy0mi3gpGqi42gf3vu&#8221;]Some of his political opponents in the past have also sought to discredit Nana Addo&#8217;s candidature because according to them, he is too old become a President.<\/p>\n<p>He however in an interview with the BBC said\u00a0\u201cI believe I have the energy\u2026 and I also have the commitment, and those are the two things that are driving me\u2026\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-=\"\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var \n\njs,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test\n\n(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id))\n\n{js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p\n\n+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.in\n\nsertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-\n\nwjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third time flag bearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akuffo-Addo has refuted reports on social media that he has resigned as fort bearer of his party. A letter circulating in the media on Tuesday reported that Nana Addo had given up on his quest to become President of Ghana. 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