Begging before one makes a request is part of the African and Ghanaian culture, therefore, it is not wrong for the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to beg the people of Ghana to vote for him in the December 7 presidential election, Mustapha Hamid, sokesperson of the NPP flag bearer has said.
Mr Akufo-Addo has been described by members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) as displaying desperation with his persistent pleas to the electorate to vote for him as he tours the country.
At the moment, he is in the Central Region interacting with the chiefs and opinion leaders as well as party supporters.
Speaking in an interview with Chief Jerry Forson, host of Ghana Yensom on Accra 100.5FM on Tuesday November 2, Mr Hamid said: “To appeal or beg for something is part the African culture, it is part of the Ghanaian culture. Don’t forget that power is valuable and so when you are approaching someone for that power, you need to beg the person, and, so, we will not deviate from the African tradition and be arrogant.”
“We (NPP) have no apology for going the African way so long as we agree that one will need to appeal or beg before a request is made.”
Source: Classfmonline
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YOU MAY BE RIGHT ON THAT, ONLY IF YOU SITUATE THE PHRASE IN ITS RIGHT CONTEXT. AS A SIGN OF HUMILITY, IN THE AFRICAN CONCEPT, IT IS ONLY APPROPRIATE TO BEG, BUT NOT TO SUBMISSION. ON THE PART OF THIS MAN, HIS APPROACH APPEARS NEGATIVE. YOU DON'T BEG PEOPLE TO GIVE YOU POWER, YOU MUST EARN IT BY APPEALING TO THEM. IN THE SAME VAIN, IN OUR OWN AFRICAN SETTING PEOPLE LIME YOU HAMID ARE NOT FIT TO LEAD, AND MOST ESPECIALLY FROM THE REGION THE ONE YOU FOLLOW HAILS FROM. SO IMAGINE YOU FOLLOWED HIM THERE TO CAMPAIGN. WHAT OTHER CHOICE WOULD HE HAVE THAN TO BEG THEM. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE TWO OF YOU, I MEAN YOU AND YOUR FLAG BEARER, SEEMED TO GHANAIANS LIKE SOMEONE TRYING TO SELL ICE TO THE ESKIMO. SUCH A PRODUCT WILL NEVER SELL EVEN IN ICELAND.