{"id":1122,"date":"2024-10-18T05:53:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T05:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2025-04-23T06:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:39:56","slug":"mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon\/","title":{"rendered":"David Osei Predicts Mahama\u2019s Defeat in 2024 Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1122\" class=\"elementor elementor-1122\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bee72a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bee72a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb41528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb41528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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not win the upcoming presidential elections.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"418\"><strong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"416\">Propaganda and Allegations Against the NPP<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"608\">Osei addressed the ongoing <strong data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"476\">propaganda and accusations<\/strong> directed at the ruling <strong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"530\">New Patriotic Party (NPP),<\/strong> particularly concerning <strong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"573\">illegal mining<\/strong>, commonly known as <strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"605\">Galamsey<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"841\">He emphasized that <strong data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"686\">illegal mining is not confined to one political party<\/strong> but is rather <strong data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"723\">a nationwide issue<\/strong> involving individuals from both <strong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"771\">NPP and NDC<\/strong>, as well as <strong data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"813\">other influential figures<\/strong> across different sectors.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"883\"><strong data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"881\">The Deep-Rooted Galamsey Crisis<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"1056\">Galamsey has been <strong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"947\">one of Ghana\u2019s most persistent challenges<\/strong>, with research indicating that efforts to combat it have largely <strong data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1053\">failed due to political interference<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1282\">Osei pointed out that the involvement of <strong data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1199\">powerful groups\u2014including chiefs, politicians, and business elites\u2014has made it nearly impossible<\/strong> to enforce strict regulations and bring illegal mining activities under control.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1328\"><strong data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1326\">David Osei\u2019s Statement on the Issue<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1399\">The actor expressed his perspective in a social media post, stating:<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1818\"><p data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1818\"><strong data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1816\">\u201cEven if every pastor were to pray and anoint former President Mahama, he still wouldn\u2019t reclaim the presidency. The ongoing propaganda against the NPP, including accusations related to illegal mining, will not succeed. The illegal mining issue involves individuals from both the NDC and NPP, as well as politicians, pastors, and the general public. Some of us are not just spectators; our prayers have power.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><h2 data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"1877\"><strong data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1875\">Illegal Mining and Its Role in Ghana\u2019s Elections<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"2054\">As Ghana approaches its next elections, <strong data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1971\">illegal mining has become a major point of debate<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"1978\" data-end=\"2018\">political parties blaming each other<\/strong> for failing to tackle the crisis.<\/p><p data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2226\">The ruling <strong data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2099\">NPP has faced public outrage<\/strong> over its inability to eliminate Galamsey, despite <strong data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2202\">President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s promises<\/strong> to resolve the issue.<\/p><p data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2466\">However, <strong data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2259\">David Osei insists<\/strong> that <strong data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2301\">Galamsey is a national challenge<\/strong> that transcends political lines and involves <strong data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2382\">a diverse group of stakeholders<\/strong>, making it difficult for any single government to eradicate the problem entirely.<\/p><p data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2558\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\ud83d\udcac <strong data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2558\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Do you agree with David Osei&#8217;s stance on illegal mining and the upcoming elections?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style='clear:both'><\/div><div  class='the_champ_counter_container the_champ_horizontal_counter'><div class='the_champ_counter_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\"><\/div><ul class=\"the_champ_sharing_ul\"><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important\" class=\"the_champ_twitter_tweet\" data-super-socializer-href=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon\/\" data-counturl=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon\/\" data-text=\"David+Osei+Predicts+Mahama%E2%80%99s+Defeat+in+2024+Elections\" data-via=\"\" data-lang=\"\" >Tweet<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?\"http\":\"https\";if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, \"script\", \"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important;margin-top:-1px!important\" class=\"the_champ_pinterest_pin\"><a data-pin-lang=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0!important;margin-top:-2px!important\" class=\"the_champ_linkedin_share\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: <\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon\/\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><li style=\"padding:7.35px 0 !important\" class=\"the_champ_facebook_share\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cmtv.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mahama-cannot-be-president-again-even-if-he-is-prayed-upon\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><div style='clear:both'><\/div><p>Mahama Will Not Reclaim Presidency, Says Actor Despite potential support from prominent pastors across the country, actor David Osei believes that John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will not win the upcoming presidential elections. 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