Nana Akomea's accusation that former president John Dramani Mahama insulted him has been refuted.
Mr. Mahama claims that he cannot disparage "a friend like Nana Akomea."
The NDC presidential candidate said in a Monday, May 29 tweet that Nana Akomea, who had criticized him for promising to stop ex-gratia payments to political appointees upon his re-election, had instead chosen to mislead the people.
"Nana Akomea, a pal of mine. I didn't make fun of you. I'm sure you understand the distinction between a monthly pension and a lump sum ex-gratia payout.
He stated, "Politics was the reason you decided to misinform the people.
In a news statement, the managing director of the State Transport Corporation (STC) alleged that Mr. Mahama insulted him by saying that politics had wrecked his fine mind.
He said Mr Mahama’s penchant for insulting his critics is unbecoming of his stature.
According to him, the former president should desist from such conduct if he wants to be re-elected to the highest office of the land.
The former Okaikwei South MP thus urged Mr Mahama to find other ways of engaging his critics.
“Even if President Mahama disagrees with me, I am sad that he chose to lace his disagreement with insults to my person, by implying politics had caused me to lose my ‘fine mind’.”
“The last time other citizens commented on this same sentiment of President Mahama, he met them with similar insults, calling them ‘Silly’.”
“I urge President Mahama, that if he wants to be President of Ghana again, he should refrain from insulting citizens,” he said.