The Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson has slammed Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, describing him as a spin doctor for the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government.
Thompson told Metro TV news on February 15 that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart has serially been helping the government deal with negative publicity by his actions especially on social media.
He described Gabby as "delusional" and averred that the recent attack Gabby launched on former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo bore the signs of one that had the blessings of the president and the presidency.
“Gabby has always been delusional, we all know, and we know one job he has been doing for this government is (as) a spin doctor. If you follow Gabby on social media, he is a spin doctor.
“What he does is that, he does damage control, political calumny, tries to drive attention from substantive issues, tries to set political agenda and try to dissuade people from taking certain decisions,” he stressed.
Gabby gets served by Sophia Akuffo
Ex-Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has become topical in the last two weeks after she joined colleague pensioner bondholders who had been picketing at the Ministry of Finance since February 6 demanding total exclusion from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP.)
Mrs. Akuffo's involvement also saw her slam government's handling of the programme and the general economic situation of the country.
She received heavy backlash via social media from New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko.
In her second appearance at the picket this week, she responded to Gabby's critique among others by referring to him as a nuisance who did not matter to her and her life.
Meanwhile, government has closed the subscription window for the DDEP announcing an 85% subscription rate.
Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta told picketing pensioners on February 15 that their maturing coupons will be honoured even though they had opted against signing up, as in self-exempted from the programme.
Ofori-Atta appeared before Parliament to answer questions over the programme on February 16, 2023.
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko and President Akufo-Addo at a public function