Undoubtedly, the new opposition party has sought to make political meal out of the contention and exaggerated its effects.
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Examples of plagiarism by politicians worldwide
However, Nana Akufo-Addo is not the first (and of course not the last) politician to borrow the words of another. Here are a few notable ones we found.
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Barack Obama lifts from Deval Patrick
Although Barack Obama has carved as a niche as a master orator of uplifting speeches, the first black president of the United States has had issues with plagiarism as well. When Obama first run for president in 2008, he was accused of lifting parts of a speech by Deval Patrick, the first African American governor of Massachusetts.
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Joe Biden lends from Neil Kinnock
Barack Obama’s vice-president Joe Biden had to drop out of the Democratic nomination race 20 years earlier after one of his speeches appeared to have been plagiarised. That speech involved unattributed portions of a speech given earlier by British politician Neil Kinnock.
Stephen Harper borrows from John Howard
The speechwriter of former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned after it emerged that he had copied a speech given by Australian Prime Minister John Howard in 2003. However, this was detected five years later forcing the resignation Owen Lippert, the speechwriter.
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Melania Trump twins Michelle Obama
Technically not a politician, who could forget the infamous Mrs Trump borrowing of a speech made years earlier her predecessor Michelle Obama. Melania become the subject of intense public mockery especially on social media for the speech which she delivered at the Republican National Convention in 2016.
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