Editor-in-Chief of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has admonished President Akufo Addo for shying away from a debate with former president John Dramani Mahama.
This comes after Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s townhall meeting where he insisted Akufo Addo’s government is second to none. He touted the government’s infrastructural development as the best in the history of the country.
In reaction, John Mahama called for a debate to settle the issue of infrastructure saying, “today, I can see a scramble to grab even KVIPs and any infrastructure and tout it as an achievement. But it is easy to settle the issue of infrastructure. After all, the President says this election is going to be an election of track records, comparing his track record to my track record”.
We can settle it easily, lets have a debate between two of us, the two Presidents. Let Nana Akufo-Addo come and sit down, let me sit down and let’s debate our records. I am willing to present myself for a debate, any day, anytime, anywhere and we will settle the matter once and for all,” he challenged.
However, members of the ruling New Patriotic Party and the president seem disinterested in the debate as they continue to brush it off. Pius Enam Hadzide said the debate was already on therefore John Mahama can tell Ghanaians what he has to say.
Speaking on Peace Fm’s Kokrokoo Mr Pratt said, “fortunately, this time, for the first time in our history; a former President and a sitting President are contesting the Presidential race. So, a comparison of the record is important.
“President Akufo-Addo is the one who brought about the debate on infrastructure. This is not a new thing. It is our own President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo who says we should do it that way and if he has thrown the challenge and someone has accepted it, you’re now saying you won’t do the debate any longer.”
Source: GhanaFeed.com
