{"id":461674,"date":"2011-07-15T13:30:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T13:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/15\/npp-to-adopt-personality-attacks-as-strategy-against-ndc-ahead-of-2012-elections\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T13:30:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T13:30:05","slug":"npp-to-adopt-personality-attacks-as-strategy-against-ndc-ahead-of-2012-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/15\/npp-to-adopt-personality-attacks-as-strategy-against-ndc-ahead-of-2012-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP to adopt personality attacks as strategy against NDC ahead of 2012 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/23d6e95b0972_874620.jpg.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" \/>The Communications Team of New Patriotic Party\u2019s flagbearer for the 2012 elections has disclosed that they have been forced to use personality attacks as part of their strategy for the 2012 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the team, John Kumah said the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has continuously attacked the personality of their presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo since he was elected the flagbearer of the party.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the NDC has consistently used personality attacks to campaign instead of campaigning on issues adding that the NPP will not hold back this time around if the NDC attacks the personality of Nana Addo.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Nana Akufo-Addo has served the nation for the past 35 years with no criminal background and that even though the President Mills-led administration has conducted six different forensic audits on Nana Addo at the Foreign Affairs Ministry they have found nothing negative they can use against him.<\/p>\n<p>John Kumah noted that the NPP will begin to investigate the children and family background of President Mills and use it against him come 2012.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the President Mills has a male child outside wedlock and nobody seems to be aware of the whereabouts of his son.<\/p>\n<p>He challenged President Mills and his team to tell Ghanaians of the whereabouts of his son. John Kumah stated that the NPP is ready to walk in the gutters with the NDC on personality attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the issue, the National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Boateng-Gyan stated that the NDC will not tolerate any kind of personality attacks even if the NPP used it as a tool for the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Yaw Boateng Gyan reiterated that Politics should not be about attacking personalities but rather focusing on issues.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the NPP to tackle political issues and programmes rather than indulging in personality attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Story: Samuel Mantey\/Adomonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Communications Team of New Patriotic Party\u2019s flagbearer for the 2012 elections has disclosed that they have been forced to use personality attacks as part of their strategy for the 2012 general elections. 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