“You killled your husband to become an MP” – John Dumelo apologises to Lydia Alhassan

The
NDC
parliamentary
candidate
for
Ayawaso
West
Wuogon,
John
Dumelo,
has
issued
an
apology
after
accusing
Lydia
Seyram
Alhassan,
of
killing
her
husband
to
gain
power.

Dumelo
made
this
controversial
remark
during
TV3’s
Community
Watch
programme,
suggesting
that
Lydia
might
have
been
involved
in
her
husband’s
death
to
secure
her
position
as
MP.

His
statement
was
triggered
by
NPP
supporters
chanting
about
the
V8
saga
during
his
submission.
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He
stated,
“I
want
to
say
something.
I
can
see
their
supporters
have
been
mentioning
V8,
V8,
V8.
If
that
is
the
case,
then
it
is
also
fair
to
say
that
maybe
Lydia
is
the
one
who
killed
her
husband
to
become
MP.

That
is
it,
because
if
they
want
to
go
that
tangent,
I
can
also
go
the
same
tangent.
If
they
want
to
go
that
tangent,
I
will
go
the
same
tangent
because
this
time
around,
it
is
boot
for
boot.”

This
comment
sparked
outrage,
particularly
on
social
media
platform
X,
where
users
heavily
criticised
him.

In
response
to
the
backlash,
Dumelo
took
to
X
to
apologise
and
retract
his
statement,
saying,
“I
apologise
and
retract
the
comments
I
made
earlier
today
on
TV3.”

I
apologize
and
retract
the
comments
I
made
earlier
on
today
on
tv3.
??

Farmer
John
(@johndumelo)

August
28,
2024