See You at Old Trafford Soon: Manchester United’s Harry Maguire Accepts Ghana MP’s Apology for Mockery – News18

Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire on Wednesday accepted the apology of a Ghanaian MP who mocked him throughout a parliamentary debate on the finances final yr.

Opposition lawmaker Isaac Adongo in contrast Vice-President Mahamadu Bawumia’s financial administration of the embattled West African nation to Maguire’s efficiency on the pitch.

In an handle shared broadly on social media final yr, Adongo in contrast Bawumia to Maguire, who he described as “the biggest threat at the centre of the Manchester United defence”.

The reference was a part of a wider speech accusing Bawumia of mismanaging the financial system and inflicting hardship on residents.

Ghana is grappling with its worst financial disaster in a era introduced on by spiralling public debt, which has triggered rampant inflation and weakened the native foreign money.

In an analogous debate on the 2024 finances on Tuesday, Adongo stated Maguire had “turned the corner” and took again his analogy.

“I now apologise to Harry Maguire,” Adongo stated. “He is a transformational footballer… now scoring goals for Manchester United.”

Maguire accepted the apology in a publish on X on Wednesday.

“See you at Old Trafford soon,” he wrote, referring to the house of Manchester United.

But he didn’t relent his criticism of Bawumia, accusing him of “roaming” across the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “with a cup in hand”.

Ghana’s authorities turned to the IMF for assist final yr. The Fund accepted a 3-yr, $3 billion programme in May, with a direct disbursement of $600 million.

Bawumia heads the federal government’s financial administration crew as has been chosen because the ruling celebration candidate for 2024 elections.

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