The Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Council, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu
II, has supported the call for the leaders of the two major political parties to debate national issues as Ghana prepares for the December 7, 2020 general elections.
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC) John Dramani
Mahama in the recent past extended invitations for a presidential debate to president
Akufo-Addo but the president has declined.
President Akufo-Addo has also turned down other invitations for a presidential debate.
But speaking during a courtesy call on him by Mr Mahama at his palace in Dormaa Ahenkro
on Thursday, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu, who is also the newly elected president of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, said it is important that political leaders engage in a national debate ahead of the elections to provide electorate with information and deepen Ghana’s democracy.
He said “I strongly support this debate between the two presidential candidates to enable
Ghanaians know the party with the better track record and therefore decide who to vote
for.”
Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu II, therefore, urged the parties to reach an agreement on the
need for a presidential debate for the benefit of electorates and in the interest of the
country’s democracy.
He said it is important for political parties to compare their record of achievements in
government to challenge and encourage succeeding governments to do more for the
country.
For his part, Mr Mahama congratulated Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu II on his election as the
first president of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and promised to work together to
promote the development of the Bono region when he is elected as president in the
December 7, 2020, general elections.
