Mahama was at his best - NDC USA

PRESIDENT MAHAMA WAS AT HIS USUAL BEST, AYARIGYA EXPOSED AKUFFO-ADDO –

SAYS NDC-USA

The NDC USA has expressed its satisfaction with the performance of

President Mahama at the recently held IEA debate. During the course of the debate

the NDC Presidential candidate maintained a dignified posture which is in

line with his position as President. The Presidential candidate of the New

Patriotic Party was seen by millions of viewers protesting to the moderators

of the debate about why his call for a rebuttal after all candidates had

finished making concluding statements was not honored. The incident

reinforced the narrative that Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo is arrogant and

self-centered. Obviously, all the candidates could not have been pleased with all

aspects of the debate none except the NPP presidential candidate was seen

engaging in childish tantrums. What is interesting is that most of the media

in Ghana have remained silent about Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo’s

characteristic unwarranted emotional outbursts. With such persistent rendering of

needless emotional outbursts we wonder if Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo is

ready to be president of our dear nation !

President Mahama looked the most Presidential of all the candidates during

the debate and amply demonstrated that he was the best informed candidate

on every issue that was raised. This was clearly manifested in the way he

would dilate on policies the other candidates had proposed but did not know

that their proposals are already being implemented in the better Ghana

agenda. This was the case when the candidates had made their suggestions on what

in their view, needed to occur to decrease maternal fatalities during

childbirth and on their respective views on Ghana’s foreign policy. The

President’s responses and positions illustrated to viewers that most of what the

candidates wanted to do was already being implemented.

One of the most illuminating exchanges during the debates was came about

when the Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic candidate outrageously

stated that Ghana was currently harboring Ivorian dissidents bent on

destabilizing the government of Present Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire! The NPP

Presidential candidate cited a UN report to buttress his case. The President

assured the people of Ghana and the international community that both the report

and the NPP flag bearer’s comments was inaccurate and ill-informed since

he frequently spoke with the Ivorian President and was in close cooperation

with the Ivorian government on the matters concerning the strengthening of

mutual security of both countries. It was obvious that Nana Addo was relayin

g on sources of international reports that are notorious for inaccurate

portrayals of issue about Africa and therefore lack credibility. The NDC USA

remains very grateful and proud for the president’s firm stand, which

assured the international business community that the issue of harboring

dissidents in Ghana for the purposes of destabilizing a friendly country was

simply a delusion and untrue.

We of the NDC-USA have noted with some discomfiture that some surrogates

of the NPP flag bearer have taken to attacking the person of Mr. Hassan

Ayarigya in aftermath of the IEA debate, instead of assessing the cause or

causes of the poor performance of their candidate. We wish to state that as an

aspirant to the high office of President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr.

Ayarigya had every right to attack positions and statements associated with the

NPP and its flag bearer. Ordinarily the NDC-USA does not defend the

candidates of other parties but it is our view that ad hominine attacks to the

person of the Presidential candidate of the PNC are also attacks at the

culture of debates of Presidential Candidates before elections. It is our view

that the description of the PNC presidential candidate’s contribution to the

debate as amounting to comic relief is an attempt at insulting the person

of Mr. Ayarigya and his party and underscores the general feelings amongst

many Ghanaians that the NPP is intolerant to opposing views. We call on the

NPP representatives who have taken to describing Mr. Ayarigya as ill or

clownish to simply desist from such repugnant behavior and focus on their

dwindling campaign.

We also note with pride and great admiration, the concluding statement of

the President and Flag bearer of the NDC, His Excellency John Mahama. The

President was grateful to God for how far he has come and submitted himself

to the will and judgment of the people of Ghana. He also reminded Ghanaians

that the NDC was asking for the opportunity to continue the good and great

works of the late President Mills who they had a few months ago

acknowledged his great leadership. President Mahama also recapped that the mandate

they gave the late President was used to bring developments and solutions to

all the problems of the people of Ghana. President Mahama was so humble

that he repeated the derogatory references, such as him being a spare driver,

the NPP has been making of him. As the debate revealed, the spare driver

demonstrated better knowledge and offered better ideas and ideals on how to

develop Ghana than any of the other contesting candidates.

President Mahama Ayekoo!

Signed

Osborne K Sam

Secretary, NDC USA