The Former General Secretary of the opposition
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Osei Afriyie popularly called Sir John has
stated that the ‘Simpa panyin’ comment made by the party’s presidential nominee
describing President Mahama has been misconstrued by chiefs of
Simpa.Nana Addo described the President as a ‘Simpa panyin’ for
exhibiting irresponsible leadership but the chiefs in Simpa are calling on him
to render an unqualified apology describing the comment ‘derogatory’.
But
speaking on Abusua FM’s Abusua Nkommo hosted by Kwame Adinkrah, Sir John
explained that it is a proverbial comment most Ghanaians use in their
conversations questioning why the traditional leaders have taken Nana Addo’s
comment out of context.
The Former General Secretary indicated that the
comment is not insulting as perceived by the traditional leaders.
He
apologised on behalf of Nana Addo pleading with the chiefs not to drag the issue
as the country goes to the polls adding that majority of their supporters hail
from Simpa and its surrounding communities.
‘It is not true that the
statement is insulting, Nana Addo didn’t insult the chiefs. It is a proverbial
statement used by most people, our grandfathers have been using it since. Its
not an insult.
Excuse me to say, Nana Addo’s comment has been
misconstrued by the chiefs. We are sorry, I on behalf of Nana Addo apologise to
the chiefs, we hope they forgive us, we are in election year it won’t be proper
for them to meddle in partisan politics.
Nana Addo will never speak
against chiefs, he knows customs and will not abuse it, Nana Addo is a royal, he
respects people. I am sure Northern chiefs are not happy with President Mahama
being tribalistic,’ he said.
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