Communications director for the campaign team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has refuted claims that Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), Dr. Bawumia’s chosen running mate, is arrogant.
He asserted that these accusations come from members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who have previously made similar false allegations against NPP presidential candidates such as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
Miracles Aboagye emphasized that anyone who has worked closely with Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the current Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, knows that he is confident, not arrogant.
“These allegations wouldn’t work; we have advanced. People used to believe these things in the past. If you can recall, in the past, there were similar allegations against Kufuor and Nana Addo. People said Kufuor and Nana Addo were womanisers.
For Kufuor, people said he had relations with a white woman which resulted in the birth of twins, Paul and Peter. Later, we went to look into these things, and it was not true.
“Anybody who tells you that Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is arrogant is an NDC member; he or she just wants to spoil his name. Almost every other Ghanaian who is not partisan and has worked with Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh would bear witness that he is a team player, a goal-getter, results-oriented,” he said in Twi.
He highlighted NAPO’s successful tenure as Minister of Education as evidence that he is not
arrogant.
“Can someone who is arrogant work at the Ministry of Education for four years without any labour unrest? Do you know that it takes love, humility, patience, and respect to deal with labour unions? Boldness and assertiveness are not the same as arrogance. Confidence is not the same as arrogance.”
Dennis Miracles Aboagye further suggested that former President John Dramani Mahama, the NDC flagbearer, is the one who could be described as arrogant, citing past comments he has made.
He concluded by stating that boldness and assertiveness should not be confused with arrogance, and that confidence should not be mistaken for arrogance.