Over the weekend, while campaigning in the Upper West Region, the President of Ghana and leader of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), His Excellency John Dramani Mahama opted to use very ethnocentric and divisive campaign language.
The President, while addressing party supporters in Lawra as part of his campaign tour of the Region, made comments to suggest that the New Patroitic Party (NPP) only “uses northerners” to win power and “dump” them afterwards.
The President alleged that if vice-presidential candidate of the NPP Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia decides to contest as presidential candidate in the NPP, he is likely to be rejected by the party.
He then went on to cite the NPP presidential race in 2008 in which 16 other candidates contested the then vice-president of the erstwhile President Kuffour administration, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, for the Presidential candidacy of the party.
President Mahama also allged that unlike the NPP, the NDC gives everyone the chance to ascend to the high office including northerners and it is that opportunity in the NDC that has made it possible for him to become president after the demise of the late President, John Evans Atta Mills.
The MFWA considers the comments of President Mahama highly divisive and unfortunate and condemns same in no uncertain terms. As a leader of the country, President Mahama is expected to act in ways that will unite rather than divide the people of this country.
The MFWA therefore calls on the President to publicly apologise for his comments. We take this opportunity to urge other political figures to avoid the use of hate speech, ethnocentric and divisive comments in their political campaigns.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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This is rather unfortunate especially coming from the so called communication expect, shame on you Mr. President.
Mahama Tell it ALL, SAY IT AGAIN and AGAIN. What he said, MFWA Na lie???? I know you are just saying it for the sake of saying. The truth is the truth, Did all this happen or not?
OH, BUT WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID IS TRUE. A FRIEND TOLD ME BAWUMIA CAN NEVER BE A PRESIDENT IN THEIR PARTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE LINE WAITING FOR THAT SEAT AND '' WHEN DID BAWUMIA CAME TO THEIR PARTY'' MAHAMA YOU ALWAYS SAY THINGS AS IT IT THUMBS UP
Ebio, When will you ever come out with a descent speech. Always attacking people and very divisive. Mark my words, Northerners will vote you out. We want development and what can move us forward as a nation not someone's selfish interest. I can't think far.
jm tuasu .u said it all.
shallow mind talks about people and the in-depth mind talks about issues. compare and contrast. change now
Assuming we want to go by the President's procedure that a Vice President should automatically be the President when the President finishes his term as in the case of Prez Kuffour, so then Vice President Amissah Arthur should be Prez after Mahama????? Eeeeih, nsem piiii. Anyway, i want to remind Vice Prez that we are waiting for his promise that he will destroy Dr. Bawumia's statement line by line. we are waiting for the first line.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID IS THE BARE FACT AND NO ONE SHOULD BE UPSET ABOUT IT
Mahama hahahahaha this desperate man is on some acheampon leafs . he talk like he owns ghana. ofoono president we have . dude is jux desperate to keep the seat but u lie bad we will vote u out one big time . im from the north and a Muslim as well but i will never vote for u.