{"id":1140330,"date":"2022-07-02T20:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/02\/i-erred-yaw-osafo-maafo-apologises-over-asantes-were-not-involved-comment\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T20:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T20:37:38","slug":"i-erred-yaw-osafo-maafo-apologises-over-asantes-were-not-involved-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/02\/i-erred-yaw-osafo-maafo-apologises-over-asantes-were-not-involved-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I erred\u2019 \u2013 Yaw Osafo-Maafo apologises over \u2018Asantes were not involved\u2019 comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1557217520_Osafo-Marfo-3-696x464-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo\" title=\"Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Senior Presidential Advisor to President Akufo-Addo, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has apologised for passing an ethnocentric comment that purportedly painted Asantes in bad light.<\/p>\n<p>His apology is contained in a press release dated July 1. It follows the leakage of excerpts of a conversation he had with his colleagues relating to the roles of various ethnic groups in the pre-independence struggle.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Presidential Advisor in a video circulating on social media was heard saying\u00a0that the struggle for independence was led by the Akyems and that the Asantes were not involved.<\/p>\n<p>However, the public has responded angrily to the comment on social media.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the \u201ccomment was never intended to stir up ethnic tensions between Akyems and Asantes\u201d adding that \u201cEthnic tension is not a thing I want for our country or the NPP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the nature and circumstances of the discussion, I concede that I erred,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, therefore, wish to offer my unqualified and sincere apologies for these comments,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1RpJdOgfogQ1LEqEFcRVb_cVR8kBtKZHu\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-10-27-at-5.45.40-AM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"'I erred' \u2013 Yaw Osafo-Maafo apologises over 'Asantes were not involved' comment\" class=\"wp-image-10031937817\" title=\"'I erred' \u2013 Yaw Osafo-Maafo apologises over 'Asantes were not involved' comment\"\/><figcaption>Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He explained that for his \u201cmany years of public service creating divisions is not a thing I will seek to do for a country that I love and spent many decades serving as a public officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that \u201cBeyond party politics, I will continue to share a common objective and vision for the country, even if the pathway to getting there might differ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"TOxjsoP-bGU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Twinovella Chat Room on Adom TV (1-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TOxjsoP-bGU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo Senior Presidential Advisor to President Akufo-Addo, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has apologised for passing an ethnocentric comment that purportedly painted Asantes in bad light. His apology is contained in a press release dated July 1. 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