Ex President John Dramani Mahama’s comment that President Akufo Addo and his government needs an ‘Obinim Sticker’ to perform well in office was made in jest and should not be taken seriously by Ghanaians, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, aide to the former President has said.
According to her, President Akufo Addo should not take the comment to heart as Mr Mahama didn’t mean what he said but only joined the joke that has trended on social media for the past few weeks.
Former President Mahama addressing members of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) after a Unity Walk at Wa in the Upper West Region on Saturday during mocked what he says is the “super-incompetence” of the Akufo-Addo government saying they need an ‘Obinim sticker’ to perform.
“I have been watching social media lately, and there’s something that has come, and I think it cures everything. It’s the Obinim sticker, the President and his government need an Obinim sticker. “If it really works, then I think they need the sticker. So I am saying that we cannot depend on their incompetence, we need to work hard to gain the support of the electorate.”
But former President Mahama has been scathingly attacked for this comments which some have described as unstatesman, with others saying his handlers are doing him a great disservice
Executive Director of Danquah Institute, Dr Kingsley Nyarko for instance has said the comment from the former President shows a drowning and desperate man seeking straw to survive in order to be relevant and increase his chances of leading his party in the 2020 presidential contest.
However reacting to the backlash, Joyce Bawa Mogtari said the comment was not meant to be a rude jab at President Mahama.
“That was a jest, obviously Obinim sticker has become a topical discussion considering the notoriety of that particular pastor that he was speaking about. Indeed it was a joke that was all over the place over the last few weeks. This sparring has come to stay with us, there are always very interesting moments where you say something good. Everybody says that the stickers are supposed to cure everything, so let’s leave it in the context as I indicated earlier that, that was a very interesting joke that we’ve all been using.
“Normally these things will enter your thoughts as you’re speak and when you try to give an example they would come up and so we should keep it in the spirit of our democracy. It wasn’t a rude jab on insult or anything, just so say this is what some pastor is saying and I have also picked it up, we can try this for a change and see what happens,” she told Starr FM Monday.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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HOW ON EARTH CAN A FORMER PRESIDENT SINK SO LOW TO THE GUTTER. WITH FORMER PRESIDENT MAHAMA'S PARTISAN POSITION, HOW CAN HE, AS A FORMER PRESIDENT SUPPOSED TO BE A SENIOR STATESMAN CAN CONSULTED ON CRUCIAL NATIONAL ISSUES THAT MIGHT NEED THE ADVISE OF SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE. AAAHHH, MAHAMA, SIT BACK AND BE A SERIOUS SENIOR STATEMAN, PLEASE.
What is this woman saying? It was just a joke,is mahama coequal to the Prez A.Addo or is he his class mate?
It's a joke. yes it is. please learn to appreciate humor, Ghanaians! JM waka a waka! Obinim to the rescue
Ohhhh now the NDC people know how to joke? Shame on them. Mahama cannot be president again. He is mediocre and cheap president. He messes up anything he does or anywhere he goes. He doesn't look presidential in any shape or form. He became president by accident.
Lyk seriously????? Dat is why dis man wont be president again. Ruling a country is serious business. We dont need JOKERS to lead dis nation again. He shud probably join de key soap concert party group.
WHAT AT ALL IS WRONG WITH THE COMMENT? THAT IS PERFECT COMMENT AND I DO NOT THINK IT DESERVES WITHDRAWAL. THE INCOMPETENT TAG ON THE NPP CAN NEVER BE REMOVED UNTIL INCOMPETENCY OF THE THEIR GOVERNMENT IS CURED BY SOLVING THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND CURSES PLAGUING THE COUNTRY NOW. THE WAY THESE NPP BOOT-LICKERS AND FALLINK OVER THEMSELVES OVER THE COMMENT SHOWS THAT THE COMMENT IS TRUE AND THEREFORE YIELDING RESULTS.
The most embarrasing president Ghana has ever had is Akufo addo,i have never seen any president addresses a nation with abusive language in the whole world, very disgracing. Ghana is now the centre of mockery by the international communities simply because of the senseless US agreement, i have never seen a greedy and arrogant president of this nature in the whole world. The address to the nation by Mr. president is a pure demonstration of super-incompetent. President don't talk like that! he shld be informed
Jokes indeed...U see when u tell lies u will always commit blunders..u think presidency is for jokers.. God is watching..
he should have said something sensible on that platform as a former president. It also shows he is still not serious as he has always been
This will not move Nana one bit;you called him Opana ,Tampico ,weed smoker with cancer who would die in six months and he still beat you with one million votes.The Obinim sticker has added another 500,000 votes to Nana's votes.Already you have lost 700,000 votes because of free SHS.So keep on insulting.y3ko y3nim.As for the word INCOMPETENT its now your first name.it is regitered to you at the Registrar General's dept.