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Ovation Magazine’s Pictures Give an Accurate Insight Into My Work – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday night launched a special edition of the Ovation International lifestyle magazine which features him and the works his government has been doing to transform Ghana.

President Mahama expressed appreciation for the works done by the Nigerian businessman and publisher of the magazine, Chief Dele Momodu to publicize his ‘transformation agenda.’

“…everyone who reads this magazine has a proper and correct insight into some of the work that we are doing, but most of all I hope that reading and looking at the pictures will be entertaining and fun to all the readers of Ovation Magazine,” President Mahama said and proceeded to lift a veil that covered some copies of the magazine to officially launch it in Accra.

The President also announced at the function that he had a cold as a result of the campaign stress.

In a lengthy no-holds-barred interview granted to Ovation International, President Mahama made reference to a media conspiracy targeted at “blocking” and “distorting” his government’s good works and message of transformation.

Throwing light on how the interview was done for the publication, the President said it was done partly in his office at the Flagstaff House and partly at his home.

At home, the President said when his daughter, Farida, saw that he was doing make-up prior to the photo shoot and interview, she questioned it and said she thought it was only ladies who put on make-up.

In some of the pictures, the President is featured playing basketball.

“I had a little time to spend at home, myself and Farida and Jesse spend some time playing basketball and so that basket was based on quite some practice.”

Offering an explanation why not all his children and the First Lady were featured in the magazine, President Mahama said: “Somebody saw the magazine and said but where was the First Lady.”

The answer is: “she had travelled and so she was not in.”

The person again asked but what of the other kids? “The older boys are all away, university, and so they come [home] only during vacations. And so it was just me and Farida and Jesse in the house. But Jesse was spending time with his friends and so he couldn’t be with us,” President Mahama explained.

Earlier on Friday morning, Chief Momodu, in a radio interview with Accra-based Citi FM to throw light on the magazine launch, said President John Mahama deserved praise from Ghanaians because he had done a “great job” for the country.

“People read politics into everything but frankly speaking, there is so much to celebrate about President Mahama,” he said.

“He has done a great job. I have travelled extensively across Africa and Ghana is working, Ghana is rising and it is our duty to celebrate Ghana.”

“I think President Mahama has done well and as a lifestyle magazine, ours is to cover the beauty of Ghana. It is a news magazine that you can accuse of being biased,” he said.

 

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