Ghanaian lawmaker Isaac Adongo has expressed regret to Harry Maguire, a defender for Manchester United, for drawing comparisons between him and vice president Mahamudu Bawumia.
Adongo chastised the vice president in 2022 for the nation’s dismal economic performance. Because neither VP nor Maguire was making much of an impact on his teams, he also made the comparison between them.
On Tuesday, November 21, Adongo apologized to Maguire during a budget debate in the parliament house. He said that the England defender had evolved into a “transformational footballer” and that the vice president now “roams at the IMF with a cup in hand.”
Adongo said, “Mr. Speaker, I now apologize to Harry Maguire. Today, Harry Maguire has turned the corner and he is a transformational footballer.
“[Harry Maguire] is now a key player for Manchester but as for our Maguire [Mr Bawumia] he is now roaming at the IMF with a cup in hand,” the MP added.
BBC Africa reports that Ghana is currently going through its worst economic crisis in a generation. Last year, the inflation rate hit a record high of 54 per cent and is still running at more than 35 per cent
