The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has refuted President John Mahama’s claims that the party is not in a position to govern the country following its inability to accept dissenting views from its members.

But in a response, the Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, Nana Obiri Boahene said the statement by the President is a “clear display of his ignorance of the NPP constitution.”

“Nana Akufo Addo has never suspended any individual out of his own volition...“the suspensions came about as a result of the operation of the NPP’s constitution.

“The President can wallow in his ignorance. I do not begrudge him and I don’t think matured minds will begrudge him,” Nana Obiri Boahene said.

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Meanwhile, the first Vice National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu at the NDC Campaign launch also urged Ghanaians not to make the ‘mistake’ of entrusting the peace and security into the hands of the NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo.

According to him, Nana Addo’s inability to control affairs and ensure peace in his own party shows that he would not be able to secure the peace of the nation if voted into power.

He said under Nana Addo, nearly 2000 people have been suspended from the NPP, insisting that such a leader would be unable to steer the affairs of the country.

"Nana Akufo-Addo has not been able even to keep his party together. He has not been able to bring peace into the NPP. How can he bring peace into Ghana. John Dramani Mahama has made the NDC a very attractive party, a very accommodating party, a party that receives everybody. Therefore, we are putting these two gentlemen together before Ghanaians - John Dramani Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo, who can we entrust the peace and security of this country into his hands," Ofosu Ampofo asked.