Nana Akufo Addo is not a dictator – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that Nana Akufo-Addo is not a dictator. This is in reaction to President John Mahama’s description of Nana Akufo-Addo as a “divisive dictator”, Nana Obiri Boahen Deputy General Secretary of the NPP said that “When you hear people in government raving and ranting, it’s quite amazing. What exactly is their problem?” As part of his campaign in Bimbilla in the Northern Region, Mr Mahama said: “What we need in Ghana is an understanding president. The era of dictatorship is gone: we are not looking for a dictator, somebody who cannot stand criticism in his own party. If you criticise him, he will sack you…that is not the kind of leader we are looking for. We are looking for a leader who can bring people together," he stressed in reference to the flag bearer of the NPP.

However, Mr Boahen rebuffed the accusation saying: “Nana Addo is not a dictator. They (NDC) are at liberty to make Paul Afoko (suspended chairman of the NPP) a co-chairman. Some of us are reliably informed about the way NDC is sponsoring and financing Paul Afoko… What exactly is the problem?

…They are financing and sponsoring Paul Afoko.” He said instead of the NDC making Mr Akufo-Addo its campaign message, the Mahama administration should rather concentrate on fixing the problems facing the country. “Ghanaians are alleged to have voted for them to fix the problems confronting Ghanaians,” Mr Boahen continued.

Ghanaians did not vote for them to make Nana Addo an issue of attack; fix the economy, cedi is declining in value, businessmen are crying, unemployment is the order of the day. Fix the problems. What exactly has Nana Addo done to warrant all this unnecessary, irresponsible, unwarranted, unreasonable, uncouth, uncultured attacks?”