A zongo development advocacy group, The Zongo Movement for Development (ZOMOD) has slammed former president John Dramani Mahama for what it described as “flagrant display of disrespect towards His Eminence Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu.”
In a statement, the group fired the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer for turning the introduction of his running mate, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang into a rally in the presence of the Chief Imam at his residence.
The statement read, “the Zongo Movement for Development, ZOMOD has noted with shock the flagrant display of disrespect towards His Eminence Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu by former President John Dramani Mahama and his Running Mate Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang on Wednesday August 12, 2020, at his residence in Fadama,” the statement said.
It added, “former President Mahama, under the guise of visiting His Eminence to introduce to him his running mate, Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang, ended up with a mini rally at the residence of the National Chief Imam with organised supporters who were bussed to the place.”
The group described the incident as “appaling and unbecoming of one who ought to know better.”
The group further insisted the act was deliberate because the former president did not do that in his visit to other places.
“By bussing supporters to his residence and spontaneouly chanting party songs in front of the National Chief Imam and other Eminent Imams, the former President and his team deliberately set up the revered Chief Imam for propaganda effect to enhance his political campaign.”
It added, “just a few hours before Mr. Mahama went to the Chief Imam’s residence for his rally, he had called on the leadership of the Christian community, and he didn’t dare display such disrespect towards them.
“Why did he choose to bus people to the Chief Imam’s residence and not to other places he had been introducing his running mate like traditional rulers and the Christian community?”
“For turning what should have been an indoor introduction to a cacophonous political rally in fron of His Eminence, former President Mahama must apologise to him, his office and the Muslim community.”
A Personal Assistant to the National Chief Imam, Alhaji Huzaiman Osman registered his displeasure on Facebook.
“You don’t hold a political rally in the name of introducing a running mate to the Muslim community and you expect me to be around when you know I oppose all political rallies at the residence of His Eminence because it is not right,” he wrote.
Source: TheBBCghana.Com
