Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, Mr. Kobina Tahir Hammond is begging Ghanaians in the Volta Region for forgiveness after sections of the general populace took him on for some utterances, he made which many believed was an insult to Ghanaian nationals living in the Volta Region.

Mr. Kobina Tahir Hammond indicates, he cannot tag the people of the Volta Region as foreigners and that, the video of him which has since gone viral has been misconstrued. Mr. K T Hammond further indicated that, most Ghanaians have taken his utterances out of context and are trolling him.

Mr. K. T Hammond, few days ago is reported to have said, people living in the Volta region are not Ghanaians and the ruling New Patriotic Party which he is part, cannot allow them to participate in the registration exercise.

His comment which has since gone viral was after some armed military personnel were deployed to the Volta and some other regions along the border lines of Ghana.

According to him, some foreigners from Togo are able to walk into the country at anytime they want and that is what the military are there to prevent. The Member of Parliament has since been roasted for his comments.

Speaking in an interview with citynews, Mr. Kobina Tahir Hammond indicated that, his comments cannot be categorized as ethnocentric as most Ghanaians have taken him on. according to him, he has been misinterpreted.

“I cannot brand the Volta Population as foreigners; I did not say that. I have friends in parliament who are from the Volta Region. Okudzeto Ablakwa, Doe Adjaho, Fiifi Kwetey are all my friends and they are even part of my fan club. So how can I brand them as non-Ghanaians? I cannot categories a particular section of Ghana as foreigners because of politics. I did not say that. I have been misconstrued”. He Noted

In the meantime, the National Democratic Congress is unhappy about the development in the Volta region.

In a statement by its flagbearer, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, he expressed disappointment in government for deploying military personnel to places perceived to be strongholds of the NDC with the aim of intimidating residents in the area from participating in the registration exercise.

Source: opera.com