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The governing New Patriotic Party has described former President John Mahama’s commiseration with issues pertaining to the law students as an act of pretense.

Last week, the law students embarked on a peaceful protest to reforms in the legal educational system.

The protesters were however prevented from approaching the seat of government, where they had intended to petition President Nana Akufo-Addo, as the police dispersed them by firing rubber bullets and using water cannons, an action the police justified.

The law students then presented a copy of the petition to former President John Mahama.

John Mahama assured the students of a possible dialogue to address their issues.

But speaking to Citi News, the Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party, Yaw Buaben Asamoah, said the former president has no solution to offer.

“The former president, now candidate pretends to be the most sympathetic person when he has had all the opportunity to demonstrate leadership and he couldn’t. I am saying that he is feeding on issues in a way that keeps him thinking that he is pretending to do something for the people involved but he is not doing anything for them,” said Buaben Asamoah.