{"id":982403,"date":"2022-02-08T20:13:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T20:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/08\/gabby-likens-mahamas-economic-postmortem-to-a-stammerer-criticising-sarkodies-rap\/"},"modified":"2022-02-08T20:13:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T20:13:35","slug":"gabby-likens-mahamas-economic-postmortem-to-a-stammerer-criticising-sarkodies-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/08\/gabby-likens-mahamas-economic-postmortem-to-a-stammerer-criticising-sarkodies-rap\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabby likens Mahama\u2019s economic postmortem to a stammerer criticising Sarkodie\u2019s rap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"557\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/03CF29D8-5D97-4293-AEC3-593C561B6AC5-Copy-696x557.jpg\"   alt=\"John Mahama and Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko\" title=\"John Mahama and  Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"> John Mahama (R) and  Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has reacted to the recent comments of former President John Mahama on the current state of the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Taking it to his Twitter page on Tuesday, the outspoken politician likened Mr Mahama\u2019s criticisms of the Akufo-Addo government to a stammerer complaining about how musician, Sarkodie raps in his music.<\/p>\n<p>While apologizing to stammerers, Mr Otchere-Darko noted that the 2020 Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) lacks the moral rights to comment on economic issues.<\/p>\n<p>Lately, the former President has been criticising the Akufo-Addo government for failing to \u201cboost the economy\u201d as it promised in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Prominent amongst them is when Mr Mahama, resurrected an old radio interview of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia lashing at his government for introducing some new taxes.<\/p>\n<p>Having watched the interview again, he took to Facebook page to say: \u201cHmm! Talk is indeed, cheap.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listening to John Mahama preach on the economy is like hearing a stammerer (apologies to stammerers), not only boldly criticising <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sarkodie<\/a>\u2019s rap, but trying to convince music lovers that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sarkodie<\/a> must learn to learn how to verbalise from him, the stutterer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabby Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabbyDarko\/status\/1490774913678032903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But as a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), he believed that Mr Mahama failed to solve the economic crisis whilst in power from 2016 to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the former President should desist from commenting on the modus operandi of the Akufo-Addo government. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cListening to John Mahama preach on the economy is like hearing a stammerer (apologies to stammerers), not only boldly criticising Sarkodie\u2019s rap, but trying to convince music lovers that Sarkodie must learn to learn how to verbalise from him, the stutterer,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reading your tweets about good governance and empathy for the masses is like hearing a harlot (no apologies to harlots), not only chastising a rape victim for getting pregnant but for dressing provocatively. Such thickness you would agree, no?\ud83e\udd81 https:\/\/t.co\/DXFquqPIZC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam \u2018Dzata\u2019 George (@samgeorgegh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samgeorgegh\/status\/1490792626039267331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But in a sharp rebuttal, the Ningo-Prampram MP compared Mr Otchere-Darko\u2019s \u201cempathy\u201d for the masses to that of hearing harlots for \u201cnot only chastising a rape victim for getting pregnant but for dressing provocatively.\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=\"2APkaWpClaU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tollbooths to Washroom: Road Minister struggles to explain his comment to Parliament (8-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2APkaWpClaU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Mahama (R) and Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has reacted to the recent comments of former President John Mahama on the current state of the country\u2019s economy. 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