The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that it will not be pressured by the opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama to allow the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo to partake in the debate on infrastructural achievement.
The Deputy Campaign Manager for the NPP, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, had said that the former president had no right to make any comment in the past for what he had said on the debate in the past.
“That challenge is unnecessary. Taking it or not is unnecessary. First of all, this challenge by Mahama clearly shows what we have told the Ghanaian people that he is a person who has no principle and stance on anything. He is a flip flop; he is wishy-washy and indecisive.”
“In 2012, he said clearly to the people of this country that debate about records is a recipe for mediocrity. So, what has changed that he wants a debate on infrastructure records that he wants us to descend into the mediocrity that he is in? We are not ready for his mediocrity. He is indecisive and wishy-washy. We are not interested in any debate. It is not necessary”, saying on Eyewitness News on Thursday.
According to Mr Abdul, Ghanaians have awarded them their marks and their achievements already if compared to the NDC so the debate will be of no significance to the state.
“For me as far as I am concerned, I don’t think theoretical debates are necessary. People feel what we do in their everyday lives, and they are in a better position to make their judgement on December 7 with or without debate,” he added.
Mahama’s challenge came in during his tour to the Volta Region where he threw the challenge to the current president on records of infrastructural development in the country.
“I am willing to present myself for a debate with President Nana Akufo-Addo any day, anytime, anywhere,” Mr Mahama said.
He made this comment after the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia had announced that this ruling government had created 17,334 infrastructural projects across the country.
Adding that out of the 17,334 projects, 8,746 has been completed since they resumed office.
“It is easy to settle the issue of infrastructure. After all, the President said it is going to be an election of track records; comparing his track record to my track record. We can settle it easily. Let’s have a debate between the two of us. The two presidents. Let Nana Akufo-Addo come and sit down. Let me sit down and let’s debate our records,” Mr Mahama said.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Pechi-Anim Alnice Padikie
