Spokesperson for the flagbearer of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP), Mustapha Hamid has urged President John Mahama to ‘stop
the jokes and plenty talk' and instead concentrate on transforming the
economy.Mustapha Hamid speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Programme
Thursday said the President has reduced the job of the presidency to just
talking and the throwing of unnecessary challenges to competitors.
“The
President jokes too much, and that is very terrible, he should be serious and
work to move Ghana forward and stop the unnecessary talks and challenges…he is
becoming a talkertive but governance is not about talking…,” he
said.
Mustapha Hamid’s comments were in reaction to the President’s call
on the flagbearer of the NPP, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to square up with him
for a one on one debate on the economy.
President Mahama during an
interview on Volta Star Radio repeated his challenge to his main contender for a
one-on-one debate after witnessing the US presidential debate. "If we have a
one-on-one debate, we will all have our figures and Ghanaians will be able to
see who is telling the truth…they say the economy is in crisis. If we have a
debate, you (NPP flagbearer) will show why you think the economy is in crisis.
The documents are all there. The statistics are there," he said.
This
call, Mustapha Hamid said is not necessary as debates would not solve the
numerous problems facing the country.
“Mahama should walk the talk not
talk the talk…debates won’t change the lives of Ghanaians, if he really wants to
debate Nana Addo, why not formally invite Nana Addo instead of talking on
radio…the invitation is not necessary, we don’t need the talk, we need him to
work to change lives…,” he said.
He further expressed surprise at the
recent invitation by the President as according to him, the President declined
the invitation by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) for a similar
debate.
Mustapha however called on the President to formally extend an
invite to Nana Addo if he seeks to really debate him.
“If you want to box
with Azumah Nelson, you just don’t sit on radio and call him for boxing, you
write to his promoters and fix a date, you don’t just go around throwing
challenges…,” he said. |
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