Vice-President Kwesi Amissah Arthur says short people need to be carried to help them see President Mahama’s massive achievements, a humorous jab that sent supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress ecstastic laughter.
He made the comment at a campaign event in the Eastern region Friday, when the attention of his audience had drifted to a young woman in her twenties who was 'vertically challenged' and was carried shoulder high by some persons in the crowd in order for her to see what was happening on the dais.
Distracted by the incident, the Vice-President paused for a while to ask why the woman had been carried. The crowd responded that it was to help the young voter get a better view of the campaign event.
Served with what appeared to be an irresistible analogy, the Vice-President told the cheering audience that short people should be carried in order for them to see the achievements of President Mahama.
The crowd burst into uncontrollable laughter.
In a campaign of high stakes, government officials have found space for humour by targeting the height of NPP Presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The Sports minister was the first to make reference to Akufo-Addo’s height after he said at the campaign launch in the Central region that the presidency is not for short people.
The reaction from the NPP was thick condemnation.
The Vice-President said the loyalty of the constituents to the NPP during elections has not been commensurate with the level of developments in the region.
He said leading figures in the party like Osafo Maafo who hail from the region have failed to develop the road network.
The NDC has vowed to split the votes in the region that has been a second stronghold for the opposition NPP.
Since 2000, the NPP has won a majority of seats in the region grabbing 18 out of 26 seats in the elections. In 2004, the NPP nearly wiped off the NDC’s presence in the region after a commanding control of 22 out of 28 seats.
The grip loosened slightly in 2012 after the NPP won 20 out of 28 seats and in 2012, the NPP won 26 seats out of 33. This was after new constituencies were created.
The NDC has launched Agenda 50/50 to share the spoils with the NPP, a target the NPP has laughed off as impossible.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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its sad the this foo l is ghanas vice president
What are you trying to imply, that short people don't have brains to reason and appreciate, and short people are not human like yourself. So Mr Amissah do you want short people to vote for you? Use your senses Mr. and don't just open your month and talk.
Tru-mu Tru-mu VP with an oversized head and little brain, an oversized tongue that would not allow him to speak properly, with an elongated ***barred word*** that dangles in front of him like a church bell can never be a god VP and can never manage the economy well. That is why we are struggling to do 4% GDP growth when you inherited a 9.5% GDP growth. Otwii Amisah Arthur
Dr. Bawumia is waiting for your response!!!!!!! Mr good for noting
I taught our dear vice president will use this opportunity to explain to us one of the supposed lies of Dr Bawumia as he promised but look as him insulting the intelligence of Ghanaians.
This man has never taken a look at himself in a mirror. His head is like a calabash and his face is like an armed robber. Infact his whole personality looks like a ***barred word*** bi.
did you call this vp? LORD have mercy on Gh
G-ay, dumb, boring, failed, co-rru-pt, cr-imi-na-l people like you and most of the NDC people should never be allowed back to power after 2016!
This tall man has oversized head with little brain hence his mediocre project presented for a masters degree. His intellectual substance is nothing to write home about. When he was at bank of Ghana all technical decisions were left with kofi wampah and he concerned himself with only infantile social decisions. See how he runs away from intellectual challenges. Amissah Arthur only knows first year university fundamentals of economics and hence his inability to talk economics.
you too??? Onipa dwene ne ho a wommpe