{"id":55624,"date":"2014-10-12T12:54:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T12:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=55624"},"modified":"2014-10-12T21:14:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T21:14:34","slug":"beyond-politics-mahama-happy-to-meet-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=55624","title":{"rendered":"Beyond politics, Mahama happy to meet Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ak-mahama-again.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55635\" alt=\"More photos available at http:\/\/goo.gl\/zEoTmr\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ak-mahama-again.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ak-mahama-again.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ak-mahama-again-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President John Mahama and two time flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) put aside their political &#8220;rivalry&#8221; and engaged in a hearty quick chat and laughter at the\u00a0Odwira festival at Akropong-Akuapem on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-hugs-mahama.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55636\" alt=\"More photos available at http:\/\/goo.gl\/zEoTmr\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-hugs-mahama.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-hugs-mahama.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-hugs-mahama-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two, graced the ceremony to\u00a0mark the 40th anniversary of the\u00a0paramount chief of the Akropong-Akuapem traditional area,\u00a0Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-mahama-laughs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55638\" alt=\"More photos available at http:\/\/goo.gl\/zEoTmr\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-mahama-laughs.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-mahama-laughs.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akufo-addo-mahama-laughs-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President John Mahama was declared winner of the 2012 presidential elections by the Electoral Commission (EC) but Nana Akufo-Addo challenged the results at the Supreme Court in a <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/08\/29\/the-historic-supreme-court-verdict-a-year-on\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>historical election petition<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AKUFO-ADDO-AND-MAHAMA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55645\" alt=\"AKUFO ADDO AND MAHAMA\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AKUFO-ADDO-AND-MAHAMA.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AKUFO-ADDO-AND-MAHAMA.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/AKUFO-ADDO-AND-MAHAMA-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The court also ruled in favour of President John Mahama but Akofo-Addo again said he <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/08\/29\/election-petition-verdict-was-painful-akufo-addo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>disagreed with the verdict<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JK-JM-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55646\" alt=\"JK JM 2\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JK-JM-21.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JK-JM-21.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JK-JM-21-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former President Rawlings was also at the ceremony and met with President John Mahama briefly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/RAWLINGS-VS-MAHAMA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55653\" alt=\"RAWLINGS VS MAHAMA\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/RAWLINGS-VS-MAHAMA.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/RAWLINGS-VS-MAHAMA.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/RAWLINGS-VS-MAHAMA-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55658\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/NANA-KONADU-AND-HUSBAND.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55658\" alt=\"Fmr. President Rawlings and wife, Nana Konadu.\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/NANA-KONADU-AND-HUSBAND.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/NANA-KONADU-AND-HUSBAND.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/NANA-KONADU-AND-HUSBAND-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fmr. President Rawlings and wife, Nana Konadu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credits: nanaakufoaddo.org and Flagstaff House Communication Bureau<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Mahama and two time flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) put aside their political &#8220;rivalry&#8221; and engaged in a hearty quick chat and laughter at the\u00a0Odwira festival at Akropong-Akuapem on Friday. The two, graced the ceremony to\u00a0mark the 40th anniversary of the\u00a0paramount chief of the Akropong-Akuapem traditional area,\u00a0Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III. 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