Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has accepted an apology from a Ghanaian MP who mocked him.
“See you at Old Trafford soon,” the defender wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
MP Isaac Adongo had been debating the budget last year when he compared Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia’s economic management to Maguire’s performances on the pitch.
On Tuesday, Mr Adongo said he wanted to correct the record and hailed Maguire as a “transformational footballer”.
He was a “key player” for Manchester United, Mr Adongo said during a budget debate.
Others feel such a comparison should not have been made.
According to Mr Adongo, the Ghanaian government has had to increase taxes and tariffs on services as part of the agreement with the IMF.
This caused widespread anger among voters and triggered protests over the rising cost of living and unemployment in the country.
Despite this, Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has selected Mr Bawumia as its candidate for the 2024 elections.
He will be the first Muslim to contest the presidency under the NPP’s banner since multi-party democracy was restored in 1992.
Mr Bawumia has promised to lead a “united and energised” NPP into the election and that it is “the only party that can transform Ghana” (BBC)
