THE ASHANTI Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Pyne has criticized President John Dramani Mahama and his two aides-de-camp – Vice President and Chief of Staff – for abandoning government business and the Flagstaff House to engage in cacophonic propaganda.
According to him, it appears the President and his appointees, in their desperation, are prepared to do virtually anything to perpetuate themselves in power, tripping over each other on national campaign with flip-flopping messages to woo voters.
Speaking on Hello Fm, a local radio station in Kumasi, Mr. Pyne said it was no secret that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) was growing increasingly desperate about the impending election after realizing it had lost grounds.
“Numerous tactics have been attempted. First it was to kalyppo politics from the Chief of Staff and then, when that clearly wasn’t going to work, the President throws out an open challenge for debate with Nana Addo after turning down an offer by the IEA. We certainly can’t trust these guys,” he indicated.
The NPP Secretary noted that President Mahama was wrongfully blaming the media for the party’s woes because none of the NDC’s tricks was working, intimating that the NDC leader was demanding media support since his campaign kept on stumbling.
President John Mahama, in an interview with Ovation Magazine recently, pointed accusing fingers at the media in Ghana for blocking his “transformation message” to the citizens.
“It is populism, a certain group has taken control of the media in Ghana, and it makes it difficult for people to discern the truth. So as much as you are putting out the information, it is either being blocked or distorted,” he stated.
However, some media practitioners and analysts of political communication believe the President’s notion is bizarre and has no chance of passing the test of strict proof, but rather it speaks volumes about the leadership’s panic.
The effect of such notion may court more enemies in media circles for the President and his government, virtually guaranteeing overwhelming support for his main opponent, the NPP.
And for many it has confirmed the suspicion that government and the party communicators have willfully failed to live up to expectation.
Host of Oman FM’s Morning Show Fiifi Boafo called on the President to blame his appointees since they had failed to make good use of opportunities given them to trumpet the good works of the government.
Manasseh Azure Awuni, an award-winning journalist, said the president was yet to wake up to the reality as his media handlers “have, on a number of occasions, attracted unnecessary bad press, which contradicts the president’s personality and values as a media-friendly gentleman.”
Source: Daily Guide
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Bull talk u can see now even dont campaign more lik JM and if JM isnt desperate why dont he sit and let the developmental projects he has has done do the campaign for him, @nana abakah since he is ur classmate why dont u call him and tell him cos that will be easier and u know wesco dont train people like u abaka cos u are a disgrace to the nation, 2020 and apuu de3 u are just confused and talk when others talk with to knowledge
Mr. Payne, there is nothing wrong being desperate to continue helping your people! If you had thought the President and every NDC was going to sit down at this crucial time of campaign season, for you to trample upon them, you got it all wrong sir. NDC party is more united and serious to win back to back power to serve the people. You can say all you want, the campaign will go on unabated with all hands on deck.
You have no shame to call mahama desperate. Akufo Addo who will even allowed himself to be mocked by so call man of god declaring him president is not desperate. Akufo addo who is going all around begging to be voted for is not desperate
even children know who is desperate.npp.....
Mo'agyimi oooo ndc? Who should campaign the sitting government who has the resources to work for the people to see and also feel comfortable or the opposition who has to sell what they have for the country?you see how you people are confused?BULL-TALK AND Abaka! You are just confused and there is no sense he what you said,are these the brains Ghana should put her future in their hands? People who can't reason let alone do something for themselves their only agenda is to ste*l and intimidate but HI GUYS ! Ghanaians are damn ready for you. Ghanaians will show to you the nation and power belong to them.The Oldman is not corrupt,he is not a thi*f like John Mahama and he has nothing to lose in life but for the sake of the youth he will go on to sacrifice until the youth of our nation are shown the path to success. Ghana is a rich country and the resources of our country including the oil president Kuffuor found is to develope the human resources if our youth into a brighter future and for the next generation,our resources weren't meant for some few in the ndc to enrich themselves,their family ,friends and cronies for our country to suffer it is about time ndc is kicked out for competent and incorruptible government to take our country to a respected and decent height full of progress and prosperity. That is what we want our Ghana where the middle class is more than the rich and poor.
Mahama is behaving like a rich man son who owns a ball but can't play and yet won't allow those who can play access to the ball.He is a complete failure. Change is a must.
someone must tell my wesco classmate pyne to check proper and see who is desperate for power, at 72 instead of being council of state or taking care of grandchildren hide his illness runing around because he want to be president at all cost, please wesco never train usthat way, mahama has tested the highiest office of the land so he cant be desperate, sam pyne come again, class of 95, knight house
IF NANA ADDO AND HIS NPP ARE NOT DESPERATE THEY SHOULD STOP CAMPAIGNING AND WAIT TILL 7TH DEC.
MAHAMA CAN PRETEND,JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE.THIS MAN