Here's why Sammy Gyamfi, communications officer for NDC party is trending on twitter

Sammy Gyamfi is the communications officer of the National Democratic Congress, NDC. He sent out a tweet from his personal Twitter account @SammyGyamfi2017 of a cartoon illustration with the caption #ICantBreathe & #ECMustListen

#ICantBreathe #ECMustListen pic.twitter.com/xxTq6ituEj
— Sammy Gyamfi (@SammyGyamfi_) June 2, 2020

Some Ghanaians on twitter were not happy about it.

He further went on facebook to post an explanation of his tweet

He posted this screenshot of this Facebook post and tweeted it on twitter with the caption “For those who have interpretation issues 👇🏾

Here’s how some Ghanaians are reacting to his tweet:

This is…not right, Mr Gyamfi. Not not right. https://t.co/dc14xBljmX
— Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) June 2, 2020

the whole NDC will be dragged cos of the foolishness of one man, Sammy Gyamfi. not sure Mahama will be in support of this stupid thing you posted https://t.co/qJirVMdvC4
— Amoah (@Protocore37) June 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/afadjato/status/1267774043090030594?s=19

https://twitter.com/thekido1000/status/1267758045905465344?s=19

https://twitter.com/Dem_amodas/status/1267801794002014215?s=19

This Ghana politics is really making people insensitive. This is so unnecessary. Learn not weaponize your politics to destroy a movement that has a direct affect on all of us. You will not understand what it is like to be in a system that has a stranglehold on you in all aspects. https://t.co/btsleSIUAX
— Estonia Borga ( The Only Borga With ¢5) (@estonia_borga) June 2, 2020

#AGENDA
Report His Account🙄 https://t.co/nqxnCRL5Xl
— sArge🎙🇬🇭 (@_madlipz__) June 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/SAINT_FROY3/status/1267754443724017665?s=19

One will think after seeing the outrage against this post, Sammy Gyamfi would have deleted this by now. But no, he'd rather do more harm than good to the NDC by keeping the tweet. https://t.co/erF9HEBof4
— Mr. Slim (@ebenezer_slim) June 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/adwoadomfeh1/status/1267749417991503873?s=19

If you have any iota of decency in you you'll delete this tweet. A family is still mourning and all you can do is use this image in this way? https://t.co/MVBTRPGtbf
— Queenly Quartey (@Miss_Quartey) June 2, 2020

How insensitive can one be? This is the communication director of the biggest opposition party. Never did they issue any statement in solidarity of our brother Floyd but they're here leveraging on his death for political gains🤦‍♂️. https://t.co/gH3ZUfGpqD
— Samuel Atta Poku (@SamuelAttaPoku) June 2, 2020

To be honest, there’s so much I have to say, I don’t even know where to begin. A whole communications officer doesn’t know that this is the wrong way to communicate?!?! You want to win elections with this stupidity? It go over you https://t.co/Td3bnVbqC3
— Kevin From Home Alone (@Kev_Mens) June 2, 2020

Is it a requirement to be insensitive to become a member of that party? https://t.co/8grwXTb74r
— Kofi Apply (@Kofi_Akwaboah) June 2, 2020

He doesn't even have the emotional intelligence to see how utterly unfortunate this is! Growing up we were told the law profession was a noble one, but this particular guy is a spectacular contradiction to that assertion! https://t.co/9V3gzj1sC2
— seated straddle (@cracklechulo) June 2, 2020

It is as insensitive and ignorant to equate Racism with Ethnocentrism, just like Sammy Gyamfi is doing here. The reason I advocate that they make History and Critical Studies compulsory on all levels. Context and consequences vary. This is in no way condoning any. https://t.co/B6LXluaEbR
— hypocrites and parasites (@brutaltruth360) June 2, 2020

Ah😦. Was this really necessary? You could have voiced out your opinions in a different way. Like this depiction and art is in poor taste. Art is meant to bring awareness but it doesn't mean use a very serious ongoing issue of racism to describe Ghana's voter's register. https://t.co/QYcCTc1g92
— ☂ 𝓑𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓱 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓷!💕💕 (@Tewaa13) June 2, 2020