The New Patriotic Party (NPP has said that former President John Dramani Mahama is simply making excuses for his absence from Mondays and past Independence Day celebrations.
On March 6, 2023, Ghana commemorated its 66th Independence Anniversary in Adaklu, Volta Region.
The former President accused the NPP of turning the celebrations into a jamboree and of busing its followers to the area.
He stated that he had been mocked by NPP fans on several occasions since he was placed in an inconvenient location, prompting him to boycott such gatherings in 2018.
In response to the former President’s remark, the NPP’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, stated that the explanations presented by John Mahama are incomprehensible.
“The former President is justifying all excuses to explain why he didn’t show up at the celebration of the Independence Day in the Volta Region and the previous ones he failed to attend. It’s most unfortunate because he’s only interested in going to the Volta region for votes. Just recently, you went there to launch your campaign. The people of the Volta Region haven’t had the opportunity to host Independence Day before. He just left there a few days ago, if nothing at all, for the people of Volta Region whose chiefs and elders were assembled to celebrate, he could have showed up,” Mr. Ahiagbah.
