Nana Addo Seems Repentant…No More Militant & Sexist Talk…Deserves Praise – Okudzeto

After several months and instances of unbridled verbal attacks, harsh criticisms and sometimes name-calling, a government appointee has finally found cause to commend flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo.

A Deputy Minister of Information, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, believes the recent statement by Nana Akufo Addo indicates that he is departing from his usual rabble-rousing, militant and sexist comments.

He was commenting on the call by the NPP Presidential candidate urging his party communicators not to allow the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to divert attention from their incompetence to the NPP and its leadership since no amount of insults or lies can hide away the economic hardships that the majority of Ghanaians are facing under President JEA Mills.

At a special lunch organized by Nana Yaw Osafo Maafo for members of the party’s Communications Directorate, the NPP flagbearer charged his communicators to be forever on the alert and not allow the NDC to get away with the negative leadership they are offering to Ghanaians.

Mr. Okudzeto who was speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana show lauded the NPP Flagbearer for asking his followers to focus on the truth and not insults. According to him, Nana Akufo Addo has gained notoriety over the last eight months for making divisive statements but this particular call on his team that politics be directed and centered on the truth is commendable.

“…this is what we expect from our leaders, he appears now to be departing from his incitement like the militants, bottoms, all-die-be-die, among others. He became notorious over the last eight months for…divisive statements and many groups and religious leaders thought that, that was not the way to go. So now that he says we should focus on the truth I think we should commend our leaders when they do a U-turn and appear repentant and want to chart a new course,” he said.

Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa pointed out that the only truth about politics and elections is that it is a simple exercise of franchise and a decision on who should lead the country. He reiterated that

“…the truth about Ghanaian politics is that it is not all die that be die and if you die for any politician, it is a foolish death,” he added.