MC Yaa Yeboah Chides John Dumelo Over Recent Gaffe: "He's Not Emotionally Fit To Lead AWW"

• Entertainment pundit, MC Yaa Yeboah, has berated actor-turned-politician John Dumelo over recent controversial statements
• Dumelo referred to Lydia Seyram Alhassan, the MP for AWW, as a 'bloody widow' during a parliamentary debate hosted by TV3
• The celebrated actor has apologised for his unsavoury comments against his opponent for the upcoming general election

John Dumelo, the NDC's parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) constituency, has been intensely criticised for his comments about Lydia Seyram Alhassan, the incumbent MP.

During a live community program organised by Accra-based TV3, the celebrated actor lost his cool and referred to his main contender as a 'bloody widow'.

This was after supporters of Lydia Seyram Alhassan, the minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, mocked the actor-turned-politician for allegedly stealing a government Toyota V8 vehicle.

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John Dumelo has since apologised for his 'unfortunate comments' in a statement released on his social media pages, barely 24 hours after the community watch engagement was broadcasted.

Reacting to the politician's comments on the United Showbiz programme on Saturday, August 31, 2024, MC Yaa Yeboah chided the actor for how he spoke about the current AWW MP, Alhassan.

MC Yaa Yeboah's reaction to John Dumelo

In video excerpts of the show sighted on UTV Ghana's X page, MC Yaa Yeboah said John Dumelo's actions showed he was unfit to represent the NDC in the AWW constituency.

She explained the area had been previously represented by solid politicians who exhibited tact and political maturity in their public dealings, traits the actor seemed to clearly lack.

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"I say this with all humility and with all respect to whom respect is due, but I think that John Dumelo is not politically and emotionally mature to head the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. I say this with no apologies. If at a durbar or debate grounds, you allow yourself to be provoked by followers of your opponent to make basic, elementary mistakes in politics?" she stated.

John Dumelo provides water to Okponglo residents

YEN.com.gh also reported that John Dumelo intensified his campaign to wrest the AWW seat from Lydia Alhassan as he provided free water to residents of Okponglo.

A video shared on social media showed a truck with poly tanks helping the residents, who had been experiencing water shortages in the community, fill their containers.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh