Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has caught attention in international football circles again after taking back his words on English international and Manchester United centre back, Harry Maguire.
His comments about the player in Parliament, which was posted on X, formerly Twitter, by Accra-based JoySports got the defender responding to the MP.
In Parliament Tuesday, November 21, 2023, the MP had apologised to the footballer for scoring own goals against his club when he compared him to Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by describing the latter as an “Economic Maguire”.
“Harry Maguire, he’s a defender. He was tackling everybody and throwing his body everywhere.”
“He was seen as the best defender in the world. Manchester United went and bought him. He became the biggest threat at the centre of the Manchester United defence, tackling Manchester players and giving assists to opponents.
“Mr. Speaker, you remember in this country we also have an economic Maguire. We were clapping saying this man is the best in managing foreign terms. Mr. Speaker, when we gave this Maguire the opportunity to be at the centre of our defence? He became the source of our own goals. Our economic Maguire is taking control of the fundamentals of our economy and destroying all of them,” Mr. Adongo said in Parliament in December, 2022.
Almost a year down the lane, the MP has apologised to the footballer saying he has turned the corner and now doing great things for his club whilst the Ghanaian Maguire is going around the world begging for alms.
“Mr. Speaker, you remember that last year, I was very quick to compare my big brother, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to Harry Maguire. Mr. Speaker, I’ll now apologise to Harry Maguire. Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah, you got very angry when I used your defender as an example.
“Today, Maguire has turned the corner, he is a transformational footballer. Harry Maguire is now scoring goals for Manchester United. Mr. Speaker, Harry Maguire is now a key player for Manchester United.
“As for our Maguire, he is now roaming at the IMF, with a cap in hand. As for our Maguire, the Economic Maguire now was able to get pensioners to leave their home to parade on the streets,” the MP said Tuesday, November 21, 2023, whilst debating on the 2024 Budget statement.
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