{"id":307309,"date":"2017-04-02T16:20:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T16:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=307309"},"modified":"2017-04-02T16:20:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T16:20:58","slug":"nana-addos-ashanti-region-tour-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/nana-addos-ashanti-region-tour-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Nana Addo&#8217;s Ashanti Region tour in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo spent this weekend in the Ashanti Region on a thank-you tour that is expected to extend to other regions in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>His tour took him to the Manhyia palace on Saturday where he called on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who had words of advice for the President.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-and-Asantehene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307005\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-and-Asantehene.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-and-asantehene\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Chairman-Wontumi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307003\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Chairman-Wontumi.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-chairman-wontumi\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Asantehene warned President Akufo-Addo to be\u00a0circumspect in his dealings with the people he has surrounded himself with as\u00a0some of them may be actively seeking his downfall.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo in turn thanked the gathering and Asanteman for the massive show of confidence in him and the New Patriotic Party during the 2016 elections that saw his sound victory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307004\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-2.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-tours-Komfo-Anokye-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307126\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-tours-Komfo-Anokye-1.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-tours-komfo-anokye-1\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-tours-Komfo-Anokye-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307127\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-tours-Komfo-Anokye-2.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-tours-komfo-anokye-2\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The President proceeded on a tour to the abandoned\u00a01,000-bed maternity &amp; paediatric block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital which has been neglected for the past 37 years after it started in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0also spent some time with driver unions and market women and kayayei (Head porters) operating in Kumasi markets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5G6A5783.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307120\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5G6A5783-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nana Addo in Kumasi\" width=\"653\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kayayei-Welcome-Nana-Addo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307128\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kayayei-Welcome-Nana-Addo-1.jpg\" alt=\"kayayei-welcome-nana-addo-1\" width=\"634\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Kayayei\u00a0gave the President a rousing welcome, and he promised to deal with the task-forces\u00a0that are reportedly harassing them and other traders in markets in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>He spent his Sunday morning worshiping with the\u00a0with the Ebenezer Methodist Church at Bantama and the St. Cyprian&#8217;s Anglican Church at Fante New Town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-church-service-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307229\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-church-service-3.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-church-service-3\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-church-service-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307230\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-church-service-4.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-church-service-4\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He proceeded to meet with\u00a0chiefs and Imams of the Muslim community where he was joined by Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307269\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-3.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-3\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307270\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-4.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-4\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307266\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Nana-Addo-Bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-10.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-bawumia-meet-zongo-chiefs-10\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo rounded off the day with a rally at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi which was graced by NPP faithful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17c415bb-5361-4bec-9daf-1f7439920805.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307319\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17c415bb-5361-4bec-9daf-1f7439920805.jpg\" alt=\"17c415bb-5361-4bec-9daf-1f7439920805\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6a68d611-8429-4dc7-b17c-17d4f1f2a8f0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307322\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6a68d611-8429-4dc7-b17c-17d4f1f2a8f0.jpg\" alt=\"6a68d611-8429-4dc7-b17c-17d4f1f2a8f0\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ba5ad019-4100-478d-99b2-338ff666d019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307321\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ba5ad019-4100-478d-99b2-338ff666d019.jpg\" alt=\"ba5ad019-4100-478d-99b2-338ff666d019\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photos: Lauretta Timah<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo spent this weekend in the Ashanti Region on a thank-you tour that is expected to extend to other regions in the coming months. 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