The National Women's Organizer of the opposition (NDC), Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw-Kotei, has called on Vice President and (NPP) flagbearer, , to issue an unqualified apology to all drivers' mates in the country. Dr. Bissiw-Kotei expressed her concern over a recent statement by the Vice President, in which he referred to himself as a driver's mate to the "main driver," the President. She criticized this remark as derogatory, suggesting that it unfairly portrayed drivers' mates as individuals who lack the ability to make decisions.