Former Political Science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, has admitted that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a more truthful party than the ruling New Patriotic Party.
Dr. Amoako Baah, who is also a leading member of the NPP submitted that it was generally the case that being in opposition is easier than in government because of the weight of responsibility that is placed on the latter.
He made the admission on Accra-based Okay FM while responding to questions in regards to the revelation by Minority MP, Casiel Ato Forson, that the Bank of Ghana has secretly printed some Ghc22billion to shore up the falling currency.
According to him, the NPP’s numerous claims that former president Mahama was incompetent and that the NDC are serial liars were all propaganda.
“But I can tell you that when I compare the two parties, the NDC speaks the truth more than NPP because when they speak, it is backed with facts and figures. Our people (NPP) just speak anyhow, you won’t go and gather information, even the media is failing to follow up on some of these issues. Our people speak anyhow,” he stressed.
“When I listen to both sides, the NDC are being more truthful and it is usually the case for the opposition, (all you do is) you sit back and spot the wrong and speak out, more often with facts. Opposition is easy but being in government and speaking the truth is the big deal,” he said.