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National Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has described the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jr. as a hypocrite for kicking against the NPP's "Wↄn Gbo" demonstration set for February 18, 2015.

The Seasoned journalist, had questioned on Radio Gold’s "Alhaji and Alhaji" program, why the NPP had waited until the ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) outlined measures to stop the erratic power situation before announcing their intention to embark on a protest march.

Kwesi Pratt is of the opinion that the NPP is playing a mind game on Ghanaians by saying that their intended demonstration does not have an NPP tag on it.

"This demonstration is different from demonstrations that have been organized by AFAG, Committee for Joint Action or the Alliance for change; those appeared not to have been party demonstrations and the organizers were drawn from different political parties...this one is an NPP demonstration and it is clear that to participate in this demonstration is to endorse the NPP…" he stated.

Reacting to Kwesi Pratt's assertions on Oman FM’s "National Agenda" program, John Boadu brimming with anger, said the Managing Editor of the Insight could have single-handedly organized a demonstration against the government over the erratic power supply, if he so cared about happenings in the country, when the opposition NPP dragged its feet.

He however described the Ace Journalist as a "hypocrite" for not seeing the need to embark on a demonstration as a Ghanaian even if CJA as a pressure group has decided not to demonstrate against the NDC government.

“Is Kwesi Pratt not a Ghanaian? Couldn’t he have demonstrated single-handedly as he did when NPP was in power? So we should demonstrate for him to enjoy from our demonstration or when NDC comes into power, his legs are amputated? Kwesi Pratt would have sat in a wheel chair to demonstrate against NPP if he is an amputee...so when he saw that the erratic power supply has lasted for more than 3 years, why didn’t he organize a demonstration against this government?” he fumed.

According to John Boadu, his party has demonstrated that it is honest and would not hide behind people to organize a demonstration against any government as Kwasi was hired through CJA.

“NDC converted our secured loans which were meant for Mini-Dams across the country to help the national grid to the Eastern Corridor Roads, and if we had done that, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Was Kwesi Pratt not in Ghana when NDC unduly delayed the Atuoabo Gas Pipeline project because of political reasons until they commenced the project it in 2012 which even has cost the nation more money than the earlier plan? This project would have resolved the situation if they had stuck to the original plan...If he is comfortable then he should relax; nobody has called him to join in the demo...Kwesi Pratt is the greatest hypocrite you can ever have; NPP has openly come out to demonstrate against the government and we are not like the NDC to hide behind CJA which Kwesi Pratt is part of to demonstrate against a government,” he charged.