Dr John Kwakye
AdvertisementThe Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, has said that they are agreeable the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to booty allotment in the presidential agitation this year
The better action affair beforehand served apprehension to break from the agitation by the IEA. The Mahama 2024 attack aggregation said it was absolutely unacceptable that the IEA would accomplish such an advertisement afterwards agreeable or allegorical the National Democratic Congress, one of the above political parties in Ghana
"The Constitution of Ghana does not admission the IEA any ascendancy to organise elections-related activities. The actuality that the IEA has not apparent the appropriateness or account to at atomic acquaint the NDC of its affairs raises austere questions about its motives," a account issued by the agent of Mr Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari said
The account added accused the IEA of acting as a advanced for the New Patriotic Affair (NPP) and gluttonous to dispense the balloter action in favour of the cardinal party
"It is important to admonish the IEA and the Ghanaian accessible that the NDC, led by our presidential applicant John Dramani Mahama and active acquaintance Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, has been agreeable with the citizenry for abounding years. Mahama's online and offline conversations accept targeted a advanced ambit of audiences and focused on acclamation the needs and apropos of the bodies of Ghana
But the Director of Research at the IEA, Dr John Kwakye said back the anticipate appear dates for the debate, on Wednesday, August 7 that the affair is actuality affianced in that regard
He said, "because our advertisement of the presidential agitation came afterwards the NPP presidential applicant had fabricated agnate request, the NDC accused us of accomplishing the behest of the NPP, but it was aloof a bald coincidence. We accept issued a acknowledgment to that aftereffect abstinent same." "We accept back been agreeable the party. We can't say aggregate in the media, but we achievement that the NDC will participate in the debate", he added
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