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Ghanaians who protested against Nana Addo in USA were mad - NPP Deputy General Secretary

According to the NPP Deputy General Secretary, the protesters are suffering from mental challenges and must be examined and treated

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has referred to Ghanaians in the United States who demonstrated against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as mad people.

According to him, the protesters are suffering from mental challenges and must be examined and treated.

Scores of Ghanaians in New York, the United States of America on Thursday, September 21, demonstrated against the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

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According to the demonstrators, cost of living has risen sharply under the NPP administration making life unbearable for Ghanaians.

The demonstrators also claim that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government is deliberately targeting former government appointees for prosecution.

The protests happened at a time the President was delivering his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly.

"Mr. President Leave Charlotte Osei alone," "Mr. President Stop the lawlessness by your vigilantes," "Stop the witch-hunting" were some of the inscriptions on the placards.

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Nana Obiri Boahen reacts

But the deputy General secretary of the NPP said, the protesters must be examined if they are suffering from any mental challenges.

Speaking on Kumasi-based radio, he said "When I first read the placards they were holding with inscription the President should wash his hands off the EC chairperson, the first impression I got was that they are mad people.

"You cannot tell the President to wash his hands off….how can Akufo-Addo wash his hands off a petition he has received from Ghanaians against Madam Charlotte Osei as President of Ghana?."

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"The Constitution is clear that if one wants to remove the EC chair from office, the President is petitioned and it will be forwarded to the Chief Justice for prima facie case to be established," he explained.

"How then do you factor in the President for a petition against Charlotte Osei?  I know my choice of words this morning is not palatal on radio but let me use it," he added.

"The Constitution does not mention me Obiri Boahen or Nana Akufo-Addo or any politician to be the one to investigate those allegations and you can also not tell the petitioners to wash their hands off t because it is a petition," Nana Obiri Boahen said.

"So if you demonstrate telling the President to wash his hands off can’t you see these people were mad?," he added.

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