President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had a brief moment of confusion during the launch of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) on July 31, 2024.
While highlighting his government’s achievements in the road sector, he accidentally mentioned former President John Dramani Mahama instead of his vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
The audience reacted with a collective “Eiiii” before the president quickly corrected himself, saying, “That’s unforgivable. I hope you will allow me to withdraw that statement; The Akufo-Addo-Bawumia era.”
The lighthearted moment added some humor to the event, which focused on the launch of DRIP, a nationwide initiative to improve road conditions in all 275 constituencies.
Key points:
– President Akufo-Addo mistakenly mentioned former President John Dramani Mahama instead of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
– The audience reacted with a collective “Eiiii” before the president corrected himself
– The DRIP launch aimed to improve road conditions in all 275 constituencies
– The president emphasized his government’s commitment to decentralizing development and transforming road networks across Ghana
Watch video below;
District Road Infrastructure Program: Akufo-Addo mistakenly called his government the “Akufo-Addo and Mahama government” instead of “Akufo-Addo and Bawumia.#ElectionHQ pic.twitter.com/mNnlLnUGGf
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) July 31, 2024
Social media reacted to the video shared online;
“Who notice anytime he does this it ends in the NDC’s favor.”
“You are owing contractors , many legacy projects remain uncompleted YET you have found billions of cedis to buy earth moving galamsey -looking machines for district road infrastructure?”
“Your enemies will promote you when God says it’s your time… they won’t even understand how they’d do it.”
“Mahama has won the presidential seat! He made the same mistake on Nii Lantey Vanderpui, and guess what happened?”
“You can tell they discuss NDC every second of every day.”
“Mahama is giving this man headache.”
“Wait, this man will soon declare Mahama a winner of the upcoming presidential election before December 7.”
