Former President John Mahama has come under fire from Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who has labeled some of his recent utterances as offensive.
In response to remarks made by former President Mahama, Dr. Bawumia described some religious leaders and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as hypocritical for not criticizing the present NPP government.
Speaking on Monday while running for office in the Amasaman district, Dr. Bawumia stressed that remarks of this like were unbecoming for a person who has served as president and called for more civil dialogue in the political sphere.
“You all know that the December polls are between myself and former President Mahama, but we all know, and he also knows, that he will fail, so he gets peeved at the least thing. I have heard that today he insulted pastors, chiefs, imams, and CSOs, saying they are all hypocrites. Have you heard this before?”
“Is that how a former president should speak?… Recently too, he insulted the EC and said that the NPP government is foolish. Have you heard this before?
“Is that how a former president should speak? We must have some standards of decency in the language we speak as politicians. This election is about ideas, not insults,” he stated.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
