'Donald Trump' of Ghana is President Mahama - Obiri Boahen

President John Dramani Mahama has been described as the Donald Trump of Ghana by Nana Obiri Boahen, the deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party. He likened the recent utterances of the president to the US Republican Candidate who is noted for engaging in insults, irresponsible and unreasonable comments. “Mahama is the Donald Trump of modern Ghana because he insults, makes irresponsible and unreasonable comments”, he said.

Nana Obiri Boahen, wondered why the president will accuse the NPP of insulting conduct when members of his party are the worst offenders. He was interviewed by Lantam Papanko on the Ultimate Breakfast Show.

President John Dramani Mahama during his address at the party’s campaign launch in Cape Coast, accused Nana Addo (NPP) of nursing divisions in his own party. According to him, under the leadership of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the NPP has won an “Olympic gold medal in insults” giving a leeway to the culture of verbal abuse.

“Developments in the largest opposition party threatens the country; the character of its leadership where people who are moderate [and] level headed have been cowed into silence because of fear of being victimized in the party should not be tolerated,” he said. But Nana Obiri Boahen indicates that the president himself is guilty of politics of insults having rewarded some persons who are known for verbally attacking his opponents.