"Poverty has given me "Kwashiokor" -Sir John

Former General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John has stated that abject poverty has led to him developing kwashiorkor.

According to him, being in opposition has affected his diet as he is unable to enjoy balanced diet like he would have while in power.

“Being in opposition is painful. If you don’t eat well, that’s how your stomach always looks…This pot-bellied tummy didn’t develop in a day but I’ve lived in abject poverty and suffering for 8 years. Do you know that if you don’t eat well, you begin to develop Kwashiorkor? My own bloated tummy is a result of Kwashiorkor,” he said on Peace FM’s

Sir John indicated that he was having electoral hangover from the party's crushing defeat in the 2012 elections.