[ 2016-09-23 ]

‘Short people need to be carried to see Mahama’s achievement’ –Veep teases
Vice-President Kwesi Amissah Arthur says short
people need to be carried to help them see
President Mahama’s massive achievements, a
humorous jab that sent supporters of the governing
National Democratic Congress ecstastic laughter.

He made the comment at a campaign event in the
Eastern region Friday, when the attention of his
audience had drifted to a young woman in her
twenties who was 'vertically challenged' and was
carried shoulder high by some persons in the crowd
in order for her to see what was happening on the
dais.

Distracted by the incident, the Vice-President
paused for a while to ask why the woman had been
carried. The crowd responded that it was to help
the young voter get a better view of the campaign
event.

Served with what appeared to be an irresistible
analogy, the Vice-President told the cheering
audience that short people should be carried in
order for them to see the achievements of
President Mahama.

The crowd burst into uncontrollable laughter.

In a campaign of high stakes, government officials
have found space for humour by targeting the
height of NPP Presidential candidate Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The Sports minister was the first to make
reference to Akufo-Addo’s height after he said
at the campaign launch in the Central region that
the presidency is not for short people.

The reaction from the NPP was thick condemnation.

The Vice-President said the loyalty of the
constituents to the NPP during elections has not
been commensurate with the level of developments
in the region.

He said leading figures in the party like Osafo
Maafo who hail from the region have failed to
develop the road network.

The NDC has vowed to split the votes in the region
that has been a second stronghold for the
opposition NPP.

Since 2000, the NPP has won a majority of seats in
the region grabbing 18 out of 26 seats in the
elections. In 2004, the NPP nearly wiped off the
NDC’s presence in the region after a commanding
control of 22 out of 28 seats.

The grip loosened slightly in 2012 after the NPP
won 20 out of 28 seats and in 2012, the NPP won 26
seats out of 33. This was after new constituencies
were created.

The NDC has launched Agenda 50/50 to share the
spoils with the NPP, a target the NPP has laughed
off as impossible.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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