Mamaga Adzo Srako IV, the Queen Mother of Mepe, has criticized the media for taking President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ‘You don’t vote for me’ comment out of context, adding that it was just a joke.
During an interview, she expressed that the President’s statement, in which he humorously mentioned not receiving many votes from the region, should have been seen as just a joke. She voiced her disappointment that the media overly focused on this minor aspect, ultimately diverting attention from the pressing humanitarian crisis faced by the flood-affected people.
“The president made promises that immediately he’ll see to us, and in the long term he’ll see to us. However, the little joke the president told, that if it were because of votes, he would not have come here, has rather become the news,” she lamented.
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“That’s what you [the media] are circulating instead of the talks about the disaster that has befallen us. You chose to rather make a big deal out of the harmless joke by the president,” she added.
“We were not pleased with you journalists,” she declared.
Akufo Addo’s ‘You Don’t Vote For Me’ Comment Was Just A Joke – Mepe Queen Mother
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This comes after President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, October 16, stirred controversy when he subtly reminded some victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage at Mepe in the Volta Region about the fact that he had visited to sympathise with them regardless of the fact that the residents there do not vote for his party.
“When these things happen and government acts, politics does not come into the matter at all. When I took the Oath of Office as President, I took the oath as president for every single individual in Ghana, all people in Ghana, all districts and whether they voted for me or not, once I have taken the oath, I am the President of all the people so Togbe, I want the people here, beginning with you, and the elders to understand that when something like this happens and Government acts, Government is acting for Ghanaians, all Ghanaians.
“I came here because Ghanaians are having difficulties and are suffering, and it is my responsibility to try and help. Because, if it is a question of counting who votes for me and who doesn’t vote for me, then I shouldn’t be here, because you don’t vote for me. But that is not my concern. And, in any event, one day you will vote for me and my part” he said.