President John Mahama erred badly in his tribal comments against Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice-presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Ghana, has said.
President Mahama, addressing party supporters in Lawra as part of his campaign tour of the Upper West Region, urged the electorate not to be deceived by the role Dr Bawumia was playing in the NPP because he will never be given the opportunity to lead the party.
He said: “Alhaji Aliu Mahama was vice president under the NPP government. He served faithfully under President Kufuor and, so, when eight years was up and President Kufuor was leaving, the natural order of succession is that he should have been given the opportunity to lead that party, but 17 people contested him and defeated him and that is why I say NDC is a party of opportunity because if NDC wasn’t, who am I? A boy from Bole born in Damongo, who am I to stand here and call myself president of the Republic of Ghana?
“[The NDC] is the party that opens its opportunities to all Ghanaians irrespective of what your ethnic affiliation is. Sometimes I feel sad when I see some of our northern brothers running around and also doing this. … They will use you and dump you. I want to live and see the day. Let anything happen today and let our brother Bawumia say he is standing for president in NPP. They will never give it to him, I can assure you. When the misfortune hit us and our father Professor Mills passed away, the constitution said the vice president should take over, I did. But then we were close to an election. If it was another party, they would have insisted that there should be a congress and in that congress I would have been contested and they would have given the leadership to somebody else.”
But in a Facebook post, Mr Bentil said: “Tribal politics is never a good idea; let’s all eschew it. ... Mr President, you erred badly... See…if northerners were to consider what their kin have done against them in SADA and related scandals, they would vote massively against NDC. ... If Akans were to vote as a tribal unit for NPP, no party would win any election in Ghana!!!”
He added: “Say no to tribal politics!!”
Source: Classfmonline
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WHO DOESN'T KNOW MAHAMA AND NDC? THEY RIDE TO POWER UNDER TRIBALISM AND DIVISIONS. BUT GHANAIANS HAVE SEEN ALL THEIR TRICKES. DIVIDE AND RULE THEM. NEVER AGAIAN. CHANGE IS COMING!
It is true cos NDC gives all equal opportunity. even if you are an Akan and not Akyem or Ashanti you are out.
When the radio stations call them, they are referred to as Civil Society persons. But in real practice, they are NPP through and through! Their FB posts and their line of debate and argument point to that. We know them so we don't see them as independent people. Where were all these people when Gas and Ewes were to be targeted to be beaten by Kennedy Agyepong? After the 'All Die Be Die' comment these people didn't condemn. Now, they are falling on themselves to please their 'god'. I have one message for them. JM WILL WIN. He has a good heart and we also love him. JM onaaa po!
Why is it that when the truth is spoken people always find a way to twist the issue. What the president said is it not true. There is nothing tribal about it. That is the truth and it always remain the truth.
I now understand why the guy who contested Mahama was said to be mad. It was all to pave the way for a boy from Bole to be President. Is the NDC a northern party? We will also advise ourselves.
John mahama is just an ev...il man ndc came to over throw a northern. in fact ndc is evi...i how can a whole president speak like this. indeed he is waste to the society. wolf in sheep clothing. What do you think will happen if Nana Addo also goes to Akan regions like Central, Western. Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and Eastern doing what this incompetent mahama is doing, NPP goes to the Zongos to tell our Muslim brothers and sisters NDC does not respect Islam since 1992 NDC has never favored a Muslim
What about what John Kuffour said in E/R. Get this, tribal politics is real in our society and politicians make huge capital out of this.
Do we have a Peace Council, Christian Council, Muslim Council in this country. Sometimes I am tempted to believe these Councils are all made up of stomach elements pursuing only their selfish interests not the interests of the nation. How can they keep mute over such an outrage...?????
Mr. president seriously this is below the belt. whenever I hear ndc saying npp is an akan party I feel so sorry bcos if this assertion is true no political party will win election in Ghana bcos the akan is the largest if not the biggest ethnic group in Ghana. Pls Mr. president do not divide us. Ghana has been living in harmony all these years and we will not allow u just bcos u want to be president.