{"id":244447,"date":"2016-08-31T09:05:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T09:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=244447"},"modified":"2016-08-31T09:05:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T09:05:35","slug":"nana-addos-convoy-stuck-on-walewale-gambaga-road-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=244447","title":{"rendered":"Nana Addo&#8217;s convoy stuck on Walewale-Gambaga road [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential nominee, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo&#8217;s convoy got stuck on the Walewale-Gambaga road Tuesday evening for close to three hours.<\/p>\n<p>The convoy was returning from Gambaga heading towards Walewale Township for a night rally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244448 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nana-addo-convoy-1.jpg\" alt=\"nana addo convoy (1)\" width=\"768\" height=\"535\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About 30 other commercial vehicles including 207 Mercedes, Yutong buses and saloon cars were affected.<\/p>\n<p>The situation compelled Nana Addo&#8217;s campaign team to return to Kparigu and used bypass through Nasia to Walewale Township.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244450 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nana-addo-convoy-3.jpg\" alt=\"nana addo convoy (3)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A caterpillar was later brought to pull some of the vehicles which paved way for some vehicles to meander through to Walewale.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244453 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nana-addo-convoy-6.jpg\" alt=\"nana addo convoy (6)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some Journalists and other passengers walked two miles from the bad road to Walewale Township.<\/p>\n<p>A heavy downpour within the Mamprugu enclave aggravated the muddy nature of the road under construction by Tamale based Daadingbe construction company limited.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244451 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nana-addo-convoy-4.jpg\" alt=\"nana addo convoy (4)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President John Dramani Mahama during his accounting to the people tour of the Northern Region promised that the road will be completed by the end of 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244452 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nana-addo-convoy-5.jpg\" alt=\"nana addo convoy (5)\" width=\"627\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He charged the contractor to complete the project on schedule for inauguration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244455 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nana-addo-convoy-8.jpg\" alt=\"nana addo convoy (8)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the mishap, enthusiastic NPP supporters at 12 midnight waited for Nana Akufo Addo to address them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244454 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nana-addo-convoy-7.jpg\" alt=\"nana addo convoy (7)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential nominee, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo&#8217;s convoy got stuck on the Walewale-Gambaga road Tuesday evening for close to three hours. 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