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PRESIDENT JOHN Dramani Mahama caused a stir as he stormed Kumasi on Tuesday with his effigy.

The president was in the city to commence his ‘Accounting to the People’ tour, which would last three days.

To the surprise of the huge crowd that welcomed him at the Kumasi Airport, the president arrived with his statue.

The nicely looking statue of President Mahama was being carried by Appiah Stadium on his head.

Suspicion

Political opponents of the NDC in the city who believe in superstition read meanings into the president’s statue.

They suspected that the effigy was strategically brought to Kumasi to bring good omen to the president, ahead of the 2016 polls.


Statue

The statue looked just like President Mahama and it had the name of the president boldly written under it.

Appiah Stadium, who is an ardent supporter of the president, moved around the city with the heavy effigy.

The president’s effigy suddenly became the center of attraction as a sea of people followed Appiah to look at it.

Appiah carried the effigy on his head to all the places that the president visited as he was praised by NDC supporters.

Some of the charged NDC members were at a point seen taking photos of the president’s effigy.