Mahama wants to divert attention from economy with debate invitation - Prof Ocquaye

12:35 - 21 October 2016

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President Mahama said he has asked Nana Addo to stop making empty accusations and rather debate him. But Nana Addo has refused to grant his request.

President Mahama is calling for a one-on-one debate with Nana Addo because he has failed in the economic management of the country.

This argument was made by a former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Ocquaye when he spoke to Accra-based Citi FM.

“The NDC is trying to take the focus away from their economic mismanagement. They are bringing about the so-called debate now because they know they have failed.”

Prof Ocquaye added that the call for a debate was unnecessary because the NDC refused to participate in a debate which was organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).

Prof Ocquaye rather asked President Mahama to rather tell the people of the Northern Ghana what happened to the Guinea fowls and other projects meant for the area.

President Mahama in an interview with Ovation Magazine mentioned that he has called for a one-on-one debate with Nana Addo for a while but he keeps running.

He subsequently reiterated his call on Volta Star Radio in the Volta Region during his campaign tour to the area. He said, "when I threw the first challenge, I threw it because a lot of misinformation was being thrown all over the place, and Nana Akufo-Addo and his running mate continue to misinform the Ghanaian public and that is why I said we should have a one-on-one debate."