A trader in Adum in Kumasi who lost her wares in the recent fire outbreak has called for President Mahama to step down from the Presidency.
Speaking in distressed tones following the recent fire that led her to lose everything, the trader claimed that Mahama had brought bad luck to the country.
The trader alleged that since President Mahama took over, fire outbreaks have occurred in multiple locations, particularly markets, across the country.
She expressed a belief that these outbreaks are the result of President Mahama being a bad omen.
She called for the President to resign to ensure that traders like her stop suffering from fire outbreaks.
A devastated trader at the Kumasi-Adum fire scene has called on President John Mahama to step down as president for the sake of our freedom, as she believes he carries the bad omen of frequent fire incidents.
She blamed Ghanaian leaders for being responsible for the disaster and… pic.twitter.com/6YjEvt0Fig
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) March 22, 2025
Social media users dragged the woman for being tribalistic in response to her claims in the video.
The Ashanti Region remains the opposition NPP’s stronghold where many people have a deep-seated animosity against the NDC, and netizens called that out.
“he animosity some Ashantis harbor towards John Mahama is truly disheartening,” one netizen said.
Another wrote: “So much hatred towards someone who’s not the cause of your calamity because of your personal prejudice and bias.💔”
