{"id":122920,"date":"2023-11-24T10:04:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/24\/maguire-accepts-mp-adongo-apology\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T10:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:04:29","slug":"maguire-accepts-mp-adongo-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/24\/maguire-accepts-mp-adongo-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Maguire Accepts MP Adongo Apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has accepted the apology of Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, who mocked him during a parliamentary debate on the budget last year.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition lawmaker Mr. Adongo compared Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\u2019s economic management of the country to Maguire\u2019s performance on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>In an address shared widely on social media last year, Mr. Adongo compared Dr. Bawumia to Maguire, who he described as \u201cthe biggest threat at the centre of the Manchester United defence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reference was part of a wider speech accusing Dr. Bawumia of mismanaging the economy and inflicting hardship on citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In a similar debate on the 2024 budget on Tuesday, Adongo said Maguire had \u201cturned the corner\u201d and took back his analogy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI now apologise to Harry Maguire,\u201d Adongo said. \u201cHe is a transformational footballer\u2026 now scoring goals for Manchester United.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMP Isaac Adongo, apology accepted,\u201d Maguire replied on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee you at Old Trafford soon,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has accepted the apology of Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, who mocked him during a parliamentary debate on the budget last year. 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