“Every Ashanti Who Votes for Bawumia is Cow Meat” – Alan’s Coordinator Sparks Tribalism Debate
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Bala Maikankan, popularly known as Chairman Bala and the National Coordinator of Zumunta for Alan Kyerematen, has sparked controversy after making tribalistic remarks during a political rally in the Ashanti Region as reported by Ghana Web on Monday, October 21, 2024.
His comments came during a rally on Saturday, October 19, 2024, organized by the Movement for Change in support of Kyerematen.
Addressing the crowd, Chairman Bala criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for seeking votes from the Ashanti Region for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
He framed the campaign for Bawumia as an appeal to religious and ethnic sentiments, questioning why Ashantis should support a candidate based on such grounds.
“They are telling Zongo people that he is a Muslim and from the Zongo, so they should vote for him. Do you believe he ought to be voted for?” he asked the crowd.
Bala went on to imply that if Bawumia used religious and tribal ties to win support, Ashantis should vote for Alan Kyerematen, an Ashanti native, on similar grounds.
“If you don’t vote for him, you are meat; every Ashanti listening to me here or watching me on TV that will vote for Bawumia is cow meat,” he added.
