{"id":773268,"date":"2019-12-29T15:56:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T15:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/mahama-will-take-my-corruption-joke-as-a-jest\/"},"modified":"2019-12-29T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T15:56:28","slug":"mahama-will-take-my-corruption-joke-as-a-jest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/mahama-will-take-my-corruption-joke-as-a-jest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama will take my &#8216;corruption&#8217; joke as a jest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"398\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/OB-2-Copy-696x398.jpg\"   alt=\"Comedian OB Amponsah\" title=\"Comedian OB Amponsah\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comedian OB Amponsah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comedian OB Amponsah has refuted claims his joke about John Dramani Mahama was a calculated attempt to render him unpopular ahead of the 2020 elections, stressing that the former president being a communicator would see the humor in his presentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS: Multimedia Group adjudged \u2018Media Group of the Year\u2019 at Ghana Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he will take it<br \/>\nas a joke. He is a communicator. He will understand what I really meant,\u201d he<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The popular comedian during a performance at this year\u2019s edition of Decemba2Rememba made light of many things, including names and meanings as well as the impact of names on people where he mentioned that the name \u2018Mahama\u2019 is synonymous with corruption in Hausa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: Photo: Man sleeps on rocks under Circle Interchange while Authorities \u2018sleep\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He cracked ribs with that script but fell on the dagger of some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress. They described the joke as sensitive and expensive; hurled insults at him while others incited violence against him for injuring the reputation of the party\u2019s flag-bearer.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian in an interview with GhanaWeb, however, indicated that smearing the reputation of Mr Mahama with mud is the last thing on his mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: Ghana refuses entry to former leader of Ivorian National Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSincerely, that wasn\u2019t the intention. It was a joke that treaded on a thin line. It was not to make him unpopular,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not a politician; I don\u2019t even vote. It was a sensitive joke I told. It went down with the audience at the auditorium but later after a bit of assessment, people realised it was quite too far, it was quite an affront to the former president\u2019s dignity. No malice intended,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian OB Amponsah Comedian OB Amponsah has refuted claims his joke about John Dramani Mahama was a calculated attempt to render him unpopular ahead of the 2020 elections, stressing that the former president being a communicator would see the humor in his presentation. 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