{"id":141949,"date":"2015-08-09T13:57:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T13:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=141949"},"modified":"2015-08-09T16:10:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T16:10:09","slug":"mahama-celebrates-asafotufiami-with-people-of-ada-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=141949","title":{"rendered":"Mahama celebrates Asafotufiami with people of Ada [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama\u00a0joined the people of Ada to celebrate the annual Asafotufiami festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141948 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-4.jpg\" alt=\"mahama celebrates asafotufiam (4)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asafotufiami festival, means firing of muskets \u00a0and it is celebrated annually to mark the heroic performance of the ancestors of the people of Ada to safeguard their lands and property from their enemies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141947 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-3.jpg\" alt=\"mahama celebrates asafotufiam (3)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">President John Dramani Mahama speaking at the festival said government has allocated a total of GH\u00a2 27 million for the asphalting of the Kasseh-Ada road in the Greater Accra Region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20426156351_44782ae5b3_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141940 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20426156351_44782ae5b3_z.jpg\" alt=\"20426156351_44782ae5b3_z\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20426156351_44782ae5b3_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20426156351_44782ae5b3_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Mahama said roads are essential to development and his administration would continue to pursue the road construction agenda to create more opportunities for Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20419958315_74f78290eb_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141939 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20419958315_74f78290eb_z.jpg\" alt=\"20419958315_74f78290eb_z\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20419958315_74f78290eb_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20419958315_74f78290eb_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On salt production in the Ada-Songhor area, President Mahama said there is the need to develop modern efficient technology to produce good quality salt that could compete favourable in the global market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20411320832_681fceb088_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141938 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20411320832_681fceb088_z.jpg\" alt=\"20411320832_681fceb088_z\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20411320832_681fceb088_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20411320832_681fceb088_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The establishment of the factory, he said would also employ many more youth and reduce the migration of the youth from rural to urban areas for non-existent jobs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mahama-in-Ada.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-141937\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mahama-in-Ada.jpg\" alt=\"Mahama in Ada\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mahama-in-Ada.jpg 495w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mahama-in-Ada-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141950 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-5.jpg\" alt=\"mahama celebrates asafotufiam (5)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141951 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-6.jpg\" alt=\"mahama celebrates asafotufiam (6)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141955 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-9.jpg\" alt=\"mahama celebrates asafotufiam (9)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-9.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141953 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-7.jpg\" alt=\"mahama celebrates asafotufiam (7)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19799034433_73557b8a5f_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141941 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19799034433_73557b8a5f_z.jpg\" alt=\"19799034433_73557b8a5f_z\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19799034433_73557b8a5f_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19799034433_73557b8a5f_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-141956 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-10.jpg\" alt=\"mahama celebrates asafotufiam (10)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mahama-celebrates-asafotufiam-10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photo credit: Presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama\u00a0joined the people of Ada to celebrate the annual Asafotufiami festival. Asafotufiami festival, means firing of muskets \u00a0and it is celebrated annually to mark the heroic performance of the ancestors of the people of Ada to safeguard their lands and property from their enemies. President John Dramani Mahama speaking at the festival [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":141946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/141946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}