The most popular cartoon tweet by the national communications officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi has seen a lot of backlash from a lot of Ghanaians. The cartoon mimics the death of George Floyd by a police officer which has caused a lot of protests in the USA. A lot of people are referring to Sammy Gyamfi as being insensitive.
Ghanaian Rapper Sarkodie has expressed his dissatisfaction with Sammy Gyamfi’s cartoon post. The multiple award winning rapper has asked Sammy Gyamfi to retract and take down his cartoon post. Sarkodie is known as a man of little words, but his words carry weight
The national communications officer of the NDC Sammy Gyamfi in an attempt to justify his cartoon post wrote “Floyed was choked to death, while screaming for breathe. In Gh today, the Jean Mensah-led EC is seeking to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters through a xenophobic voter register. The potential victims of this grave injustice, are screaming for breathe. They are screaming for their inalienable right to vote …..”.
A lot of mixed reactions are flooding social media as comments to the various posts above.