The presidential nominee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has criticised his main rival for the December vote, President John Mahama, as  lacking principles.

“A leader without principle, a leader without commitment, a leader incapable of maintaining the truth and telling the truth to the people, Akufo-Addo said a rally in Akim Oda to wrap up his four-day tour of the Eastern Region.

He added: "Such a leader does not deserve the trust of the people of Ghana. He does not deserve the trust of the people of Ghana. We cannot trust Mahama. The Ghanaian people cannot trust John Dramani Mahama.”

Akufo-Addo noted that the restoration of the nursing training allowance is a clear indication that “he (President Mahama) is not a man of principle, he is not a man of commitment, and he is not a man of truth. We cannot put our destinies in the hands of such a man.”

The NPP leader said that with two weeks to the December 7 election, President Mahama’s "desperation" will reach new heights through the announcement of a plethora of phantom promises to the Ghanaian electorate, and will also flip-flop on key issues.

Nonetheless, Akufo-Addo urged the electorate to have confidence in the NPP, saying that “we have the men and women who can give us a 1st class government and return us to the path of progress and prosperity within a very short spate of time.”