The
Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament has denied claims that the New
Patriotic Party’s Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, was not officially
invited to the recently held State of the Nation Address by President
John Dramani Mahama.
The office of Nana Addo disclosed in an
interview with Accra-based Kasapa FM that the NPP flagbearer and his
running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia were not invited even though they were
willing to attend.
According to Eugene Arhin press secretary of Akufo-Addo, neither parliament nor state protocol extended an invitation to them.
But
in a sharp rebuttal, Madam Kate Addo, Acting Director of Public
Affairs, Office of Parliament, speaking on the same platform, said an
invitation was sent to Nana Akufo Addo.
According to her, “the
House recognises the important role he and his party play in our body
politics and accords him the necessary respect and courtesies.”
“We
sent an invitation to him and it was received by a lady staff of Nana
Akufo-Addo’s office by name Mavis. Nana Addo being a former MP has
always honoured invitations of the House. I am therefore sure that he
could not honour our invitation this time for a very good reason. But it
is definitely not because we did not invite him” she added.
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