Akufo-Addo apologizes to disabled people for his campaign comment

General News of Sunday, February 3, 2019

Source: Starrfmonline.com

2019-02-03

President Akufo-Addo apologized to the Ghana Federation of Disabled People's Organizations for a "political metaphor" he used when he was campaigning for his party's candidate in last Thursday's by-election in the constituency of Ayawaso West-Wuogon.

In a statement, the federation apologized to the president for hinting on the platform of the campaign that people who can not see his success during his two-year reign president are deaf or blind.

"The attention of the Federation of Ghana's Organizations for the Disabled (GFD) – Ashanti Region, was drawn to a recent comment from the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who could represent the" blind "and deaf people "in a negative light.

"According to media reports, at the last meeting of the new patriotic party before the partial election of the constituency of Ayawaso West Wuogon," we came to repair Ghana, and those two years only are blind or deaf people who do not realize that we have actually done something, "the statement said.

The president who apologized on Facebook, however, explained that he did not want to harm the disability community.

"With regard to the comments I made at the last rally before the holding of the partial election at Ayawaso West Wuogon, which was won by the NPP candidate, I am pleased that the Federation Ghanaian disability organizations recognizes a "political metaphor." I did not have the intention to hurt people with disabilities, and I would never, and hopefully, ######################################################################################## They know it.

"There has been a government that has sided with people with disabilities, that is my government. We have increased the share of the District Assembly Common Trust Fund to persons with disabilities from 2% to 3% and we have also implemented our commitment to employ 50% of the people who manage the country's toll booths. among the disabled. . I apologize for any unintentional remark of the "political metaphor".