{"id":114003,"date":"2015-05-05T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=114003"},"modified":"2015-05-05T17:16:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T17:16:51","slug":"audio-teary-halidu-haruna-apologizes-to-lydia-forson-et-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=114003","title":{"rendered":"[Audio] Teary Halidu Haruna apologizes to Lydia Forson et al"},"content":{"rendered":"

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Halidu Haruna, has apologized for verbally assaulting the Ghanaian female celebrities who criticized the government’s handling of the power crisis.<\/p>\n

Alhaji Haruna described the celebrities who criticized President John Mahama as unmarried prostitutes on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n

He received heavy public backlash on social media which forced him to retract and apologize.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, a teary Alhaji Haruna said he wishes he never uttered those words.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am dumbfounded as I speak to you now. I wish I could swallow back those words but unfortunately, those words are out there in the public domain. I want to once again retract and reemphasize the apology and say that I am sorry to those I many have disappointed by those words,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He indicated that although it is unfortunate that \u201cI got myself into this, I am not part of those who create controversy and are happy about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked why he apologized for his derogatory comments, Alhaji Haruna said: \u201cWhen you put out something and one or two people disagree with you, it should actually dawn on you that something is wrong and that is what makes you a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He was hopeful that with time, \u201cpeople will get to know that I don\u2019t just come on air and say things just like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alhaji Haruna however dismissed suggestions his utterances will cost him the Ablekuma Central Constituency seat he is hoping to contest in the NDC\u2019s parliamentary primaries.<\/p>\n

According to him, getting the nod will be dependent on the kind of leadership the residents in the area are looking for.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question is, do we want dishonest people or we want honest people to own up and acknowledge that they are wrong and render and unqualified apology?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

He was of the view that if other politicians will emulate and own up to their mistakes, \u201cI\u2019m sure we will not be where we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Click on link below to listen to Alhaji Halidu Haruna<\/strong>
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