NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken issue with former President John Mahama, criticizing his recent statements as inappropriate.
Dr. Bawumia was responding to remarks in which Mahama accused some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and religious leaders of hypocrisy for not criticizing the current NPP administration.
While campaigning in the Amasaman constituency on Monday, Dr. Bawumia stressed that such comments were unbecoming of a former president, calling for a more respectful tone in political discussions.
“You all know that the December polls are between myself and former President Mahama, but we all know, and he also knows, that he will fail, so he gets peeved at the least thing.
I have heard that today he insulted pastors, chiefs, imams, and CSOs, saying they are all hypocrites. Have you heard this before?”
“Is that how a former president should speak?… Recently too, he insulted the EC and said that the NPP government is foolish. Have you heard this before?
“Is that how a former president should speak? We must have some standards of decency in the language we speak as politicians. This election is about ideas, not insults,” he stated.