A group calling itself The Network of Journalists for the Promotion of the Right of Persons with Disabilities in Africa- (PROMOAFRICA), has condemned statement alleged to have been made by artiste manager and creative director at Bullhaus Entertainment, Lawrence Nana Asiamah, also known as Bulldog.

Since the campaign for 2016 election commenced, many celebrates  have joined the training campaigning for the parties or individuals they think can serve their interests better.

Many have resort to campaigning via the social media whiles others have mounted the political platform in the full glare of the public to get their messages and affiliations known.

Bulldog in a similar fashion, was quoted as saying : “only the blind will not see we are changing lives and transforming Ghana..JMTOASO”.

The group,  which  could not fathom why Bulldog  should make reference to the blind in his  supporting comments for President John Mahama's 2016 reelection bid, has described thse statement as " derogatory an distasteful" and has therefore called on the him to apologize, a statement signed by its president Seth Amoah Kwaku Addi, indicates.

"PROMOAFRICA takes this statement from Mr. Bulldog in bad taste; therefore we call upon him to render a sincere apology to the blind persons in Ghana and across the globe".

The group further appealed to political party communicators to shun the use of people living with disability as their point of reference as it has rather demoralize them in their struggle to make a better living and to ward off the needless  societal stigmatization they have been subjected to.

The group also called on all Ghanaian respect people living with disability  to enable them to  contribute to the development and prosperity of Ghana.

Bulldogs camp is yet to comment to the group's call on him to apologize.

below is the full statement by the Disability Movement In Ghana

The Network of Journalists for the Promotion of the Right of Persons with Disabilities in Africa- (PROMOAFRICA), wish to strongly condemn a derogatory and distasteful statement made by artiste manager and creative director at Bullhaus Entertainment, Lawrence Nana Asiamah, also known as Bulldog against person with visual impairment.

According to an online publication, Bulldog was quoted as saying that “only the blind will not see we are changing lives and transforming Ghana..JMTOASO”.

PROMOAFRICA takes this statement from Mr. Bulldog in bad taste; therefore we call upon him to render a sincere apology to the blind persons in Ghana and across the globe.

Disability is everybody’s lot, one must see him or herself as an able person today but the next moment, it can be a different story.

We wish to draw the attention of Mr. Bulldog to the fact the NDC party; he is seriously campaigning for, has its roots and prides itself as a mass and social democratic party.

Therefore these kind of derogatory and hate speech coming from his is shocking and unexpected.

Promoafrica will like to use this opportunity to task leadership of all the political parties, communicators, activists and supporters to desist from portraying persons with disabilities in bad light but embrace us in the conditions we find ourselves, to enable us also contribute to the development and prosperity of Ghana.

Ghana is the only country we have
Long live the disability movement in Ghana
Seth Amoah Kwaku Addi
President- PROMOAFRICA
Tel: 004917666006833

story by: Abdul Malik/ghanaguardian.com