Ofoe Teye on why Mahama is avoiding debate with Bawumia

The Tema East constituency Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nene Ofoe Teye-Chu Agbadiagba lV and a manager at the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, has added his voice to the chorus of voices which are dismissing former President John Dramani Mahama’s refusal to debate Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia in a presidential debate.

In an interview with journalists in Ada on Wednesday, Nene Agbadiagba said the former President is only running away from what he knows will be utter humiliation if he dares debates the brilliant Dr. Bawumia.

“Mahama is just running away from Bawumia,” he said as a matter of fact, adding that Mahama’s refusal to debate Bawumia is understandable.

“He knows that if he dares debate Bawumia, Bawumia’s superior competence will show and lies that the NDC and Mr. John Mahama have been spewing about the Akufo-Addo government will be exposed.”

Nene’s statement comes in the wake of former President John Mahama publicly turning down an opportunity to debate Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to the disappointment of many.

According to Mr. John Mahama, Bawumia himself has said that he is a driver’s mate, and so he should take his time to graduate from apprenticeship before he thinks of debating him.

But according to Nene Ofoe Teye-Chu Agbadiagba lV, Mr. John Mahama’s excuse is the flimsiest excuse that anybody can ever give.

“You have a presidential candidate of the ruling party who is also the current Vice President of the republic, inviting you the opposition leader who has been making all sorts of allegations against him, to meet him so that your allegations can be answered to, face to face, and you say he should go and graduate from apprenticeship. What sort of joke is that?”

Nene pointed out that Mr. John Mahama’s behaviour, “shows that all the allegations that he had been making against government are bogus and unprovable.”

He called on Ghanaians to, “take note of Mahama’s fear and disregard him appropriately anytime he makes any allegations in future.”

Meanwhile, former deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho, has vowed to organize a demonstration against John Mahama if he does not take up the offer from Vice President Bawumia to debate him.