{"id":465977,"date":"2018-02-20T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/ursula-owusu-apologises-over-voting-comment-at-ebonys-one-week-memorial\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T16:11:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:11:00","slug":"ursula-owusu-apologises-over-voting-comment-at-ebonys-one-week-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/ursula-owusu-apologises-over-voting-comment-at-ebonys-one-week-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Ursula Owusu apologises over voting comment at Ebony&#8217;s one week memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday, 20 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/89107276.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ursula Ebony\" title=\"Ursula Ebony\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519143060_751_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has rendered an unqualified apology over her comments at the one-week celebration for Ebony held in her constituency.<\/p>\n<p>In a video, which has since gone viral on social media, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, who addressed sympathisers as the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency, said she has been saddened by the loss of the hiplife artiste, Ebony, who is a constituent.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in local language Twi, the MP said she has lost one vote by the death of the multiple hits composer.<\/p>\n<p>Many criticized the politician for mourning the loss of Ebony only because of votes.<\/p>\n<p>But in a statement on Tuesday to render an apology, the Communications Minister accused hirelings of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and \u201crented journalists\u201d for the spin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to first and foremost apologise to the family and friends of Ebony who are hurt by the spin on my words which were taken completely out of context,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose behind it as confirmed, being some NDC hirelings and rented journalists intended to have me be the object of ridicule and abuse on social media and possibly have me reshuffled by H.E the President as a Minister, have already failed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She admitted that it would have been \u201cdisrespectful\u201d if she mourned Ebony just because of her vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is not part of my nature as a politician who has lived all her life showing respect and dignity to all manner of persons, dead or alive, which those close to me, including President Nana Akufo-Addo, know\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She expressed determination to \u201ccontinue to work to actualize the vision of HE for the communication sector and to retain the Ablekuma West seat for NPP in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLMS-PSFa4U\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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