, special aide to (NDC) presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama, has strongly criticized for his reaction to Mahama's recent comment, "This election is about the economy, stupid." Bawah Mogtari, addressing Akomea's remarks, noted that Akomea-who serves as Deputy Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia's campaign team-knows that Mahama's statement was not intended as an insult.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, November 2, 2024, Bawah Mogtari clarified that "this election is about the economy, stupid" is a well-known figure of speech, not an attack. "Communication 101: Just watched ranting on Good Morning Ghana yesterday about the figure of speech John Mahama used a few days ago.
Ignore his rants; he is being totally disingenuous, and he knows that. "'This election is about the economy, stupid'; this is not an insult," Bawah Mogtari stated.