The National Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Sammy Gyamfi has explained the reasoning behind his controversial decision to interpolate the murder of African-American George Floyd in a cartoon criticising the Electoral Commission for compiling a new voters' register.
It will be recalled that Floyd, 46, died after being arrested by police outside a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Footage of the arrest on May 25 shows a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck while he was pinned to the floor.
Sammy Gyamfi's post
In a Facebook post, two-hours, after he first posted the now-controversial cartoon, Mr Gyamfi stressed that the "cartoon doesn’t mock the painful xenophobic murder of George Floyd or seek to exploit same for political capital in any way".
According to him, there is "nothing wrong with sharing of a cartoon which draws a parallel between the painful xenophobic murder of George Floyd, and the evil attempt by the GH EC to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters through a xenophobic voter register".
This cartoon doesn’t mock the painful xenophobic murder of George Floyd or seek to exploit same for political capital in...
Posted by Sammy Gyamfi on Tuesday, June 2, 2020
The cartoon has shot Sammy Gyamfi's name to the top of the Twitter trends.
While some social media users have branded the cartoon as insensitive, others believe it communicates his point clearly.
On Twitter, the post has over 2,000 comments, see some of the reactions below;
Source: Daily Graphic
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WE HAVE MEASURE THIS SAMMY GYAMFI,s ATTITUDE TOWARDS NANA ADDO SERIOUSLY.HIS MOCKERY AND ARROGANCE IS REDUCING HIS DAYS ON EARTH-IS IT BECAUSE OF POLITICS OR WHAT?READERS SHOULD MARK MY WORDS VERY CAREFULLY WITHOUT QUESTIONING ME.
Keep it up, Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi. We need more brave young men like you in Ghana.
I wish ndc loses because of your ***barred word***. no wonder you stole a chicken, ***barred word*** man, lawyer my ***barred word***.
Yes indeed, Sammy Gyamfi expressed his opinion, and frankly, I think Jean Mensa + Nana addo are doing worse than what that ***barred word*** policeman did to Floyd. Don't wait until war breaks out in Ghana. Help Sammy Gyamfi and NDC to stop Jean Mensa+Nana addo now!!
CERTAINLY A LIABILITY TO THE NDC WHICH MUST BE DISCARDED TO SAVE THE ALREADY POOR IMAGE OF THE NDC. ARE THERE NO GENTLEMEN IN THE NDC? THIS GUY IS A PUBLIC RIDICULE TO SAY THE LEAST!
NDC ARE TALKING PLENTY INTO THE AIR WAVES BUT THEY ARE SECRETLY MOBILISING PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND REGISTER. STOP EXPOSING YOURSELF WITH ***barred word*** ARGUMENT.