{"id":9314,"date":"2019-09-20T08:53:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=9314"},"modified":"2019-10-26T17:58:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T17:58:13","slug":"i-was-prepared-to-downplay-my-career-to-help-akufo-addo-succeed-otchere-darko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/09\/20\/i-was-prepared-to-downplay-my-career-to-help-akufo-addo-succeed-otchere-darko\/","title":{"rendered":"I was prepared to downplay my career to help Akufo-Addo succeed &#8211; Otchere Darko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko, has stated that he was ready to put his law career on hold to ensure President Nana Akufo-Addo has a successful government.<\/p>\n<p>Gabby Otchere Darko, known for his unflinching support for the president and his government posited that Akufo-Addo has a pragmatic appreciation of whatever he wants to do hence his decision to risk it all for the president.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Thursday\u2019s edition of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, he said, \u201cI made a public statement in 2012 that after this election I\u2019m done because I think that I believed in the Akufo-Addo project and I was prepared to downplay my own career to see that project succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Otchere Darko told show host, Paul Adom Otchere, that he was intrigued by Akufo-Addo\u2019s commitment, passion, and drive to turn the fortunes of the country around after several discussions with the head of state on a better Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he was inspired to play his part and work hard in ensuring that the goals of the president were achieved.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained, \u201cIf you had the opportunity to spend time with the man. You listened to him; the commitment, the passion, the sincerity and the ideas, the energy and the patriotism that run through his veins\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you combine all that you are inspired to work for his project.<\/p>\n<p>The close confidante of Nana Akufo-Addo, has on several occasions defended the president on various issues some of which includes the clean-up of the banking sector, issues regarding the privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Power Distribution Service (PDS) concession agreement, just to mention a few.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether the support he gives makes him an influential background person for the NPP, he boasted that his intellectual contribution to any given situation is what makes him a vital aspect within the party.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Topic : On politics , Interview with Gabby Otchere Darko\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4hR3JXPEEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think whatever value I bring to board whether in my practice and I believe at home, which my wife will obviously bear with me, I think it stems from my intellectual contribution to whatever it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>source:ghanaweb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko, has stated that he was ready to put his law career on hold to ensure President Nana Akufo-Addo has a successful government. 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