Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has responded to critics who have labelled him a liar. Dr Bawumia who is on a mission to Break the eight-year cycle of rule by any government since Ghana started multiparty democracy drew a sharp comparison to accusations faced by others in public office. Addressing the issue head-on during a media engagement in Accra on Sunday, he said, "I think Ebo Quansah mentioned people calling me a liar, and I thought to myself, at least I'm not being called a murderer, as my boss was, or a drug dealer, or even 'Government Official One.'" Read also: Mahama won't debate Bawumia because 'he's a liar' - Asiedu Nketia The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, in a recent interview with Joy News, said the party's flagbearer, John Mahama, will not engage in a presidential debate with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. General Mosquito as he is popularly called explained that it is because it would be a "completely worthless exercise." Speaking on Joy News' PM Express, Asiedu Nketia explained that the NDC's stance is based on the principle of not debating someone who lacks credibility. "If you have watched me throughout my political life, there are two people I don't debate. My guiding principles are two: Don't debate an idiot and don't debate a liar.