"Nana Addo has run away from one-on-one debate" - Mahama

14:04 - 18 October 2016

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.

The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akuffo-Addo has been running away from an opportunity to debate President Mahama on issues surrounding his term in office.

President Mahama made this assertion in an interview with Ovation Magazine.

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The leader of the NPP has often accused the governing National Democratic Congress of corruption, mismanagement of the economy, and poor governance but President Mahama said he would rather prefer a debate than mere accusations.

Nana Addo has also called the President incompetent. Asked whether he (Mahama) was not running away from a debate, because his party had said he will not participate in the IEA debate.

He answered by asking “How can I run from a debate? I want a productive debate, one on one with Nana Akufo-Addo. What they are talking about is the IEA. I want a debate on all the contentious issues he has raised. And I will respond and Ghanaians will be the judge.”