Politics of Saturday, 5 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comCriticism of peace pact an insult to Mahama, Akufo-Addo’s intelligence – Prof. JonahJohn Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo signed the peace pact on FridayCorrection: An earlier headline and lede of this story was not representative of what Professor Kwesi Jonah had said. Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Professor Kwesi Jonah, has said the critics saying the signing of the peace pact by the two main political parties is a public showoff are insulting the intelligence of the astute politicians. Prof Jonah argues that it is not fair to John Dramani Mahama and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo – who he describes as “seasoned politicians” – if their commitment to appending their signatures on the peace pact document is being doubted. Prof Jonah made the comment on Joy FM on Friday, December 4, 2020, while commenting on the 3rd Presidential Peace Pact event organised by the National Peace Council. “Signing a peace pact does not mean members in all corners where a political party has a branch will equally come to a political consensus.

Source: GhanaWeb December 05, 2020 12:04 UTC