{"id":1178939,"date":"2022-08-15T17:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/15\/hopeson-adorye-replies-critics-over-ethnic-comments\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T17:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:25:43","slug":"hopeson-adorye-replies-critics-over-ethnic-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/15\/hopeson-adorye-replies-critics-over-ethnic-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopeson Adorye replies critics over &#8216;ethnic comments&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"348\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1660584341_385_KUMASI-NPP-ALAN3-750x375_1680x840-696x348.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"KUMASI-NPP-ALAN3-750x375_1680x840\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye, says the criticisms about his statement from a health walk in Kumasi are aimed at diverting attention from the success of the programme.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the headlines from the statement are misleading and he is shocked by the heat it has generated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people called me to say I\u2019m being insulted over the comments. But I know it is just internal politics. The programme was successful and the attendance was massive so they just want to divert attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was one of the biggest walks in Ghana and reports indicate we registered over 200,000 attendance,\u201d he said on Accra-based Okay FM.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8BC9D021-498D-4A5E-A90E-9C9103BF2AB4-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8BC9D021-498D-4A5E-A90E-9C9103BF2AB4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1896089\"  \/><figcaption>Defeated New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Kpone Katamanso Constituency, Hopeson Adorye <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Adorye has come under criticism over comments he allegedly made that \u201cNortherners and Muslims are only fit for Running Mate positions\u201d during a health walk over the weekend in honour of Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen.<\/p>\n<p>The walk dubbed <em>Aduru woso<\/em> to wit it\u2019s your turn, saw participants clad in branded party T-shirts with pictures of Mr Kyerematen march through the principal streets of Kumasi as they declare their support for his flagbearership race.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Adorye has since denied the above statement attributed to him.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 NPP Kpone Katamanso Parliamentary candidate says he cannot fathom why party \u2018shenanigans\u2019 will decide to twist his words.<\/p>\n<p>To him, he spoke in plain language about the founding traditions of the NPP over the years and nothing more.<\/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=\"Wbtq_if29_A\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Highlights Of Ohemaa Mercy&#039;s Tehillah Experience - Badwam Ahosepe  on Adom TV (15-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wbtq_if29_A?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>A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye, says the criticisms about his statement from a health walk in Kumasi are aimed at diverting attention from the success of the programme. 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