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A Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched a verbal blitzkrieg at Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., for questioning the genuineness of a �goodwill� message issued by the party's flagbearer, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo to President Mills. Sammy Awuku opines that the newspaper editor rather stands indicted for the element of mischief he has introduced into mainstream politics, following his (Pratt's) assertions that Nana Addo�s message to President Mills is ill-intentioned and calculated to fit into the public perception that Mills is unfit to run for re-election. On Monday, Mr Pratt told Suhuyini Alhassan in an interview on Radio Gold that �there is not a single goodwill in that message�, issued by the NPP Presidential candidate and believed it was �calculated to achieve a diabolical dent�. But contributing to discussions on PeaceFM�s �Kokrokoo� platform on Tuesday, the NPP Deputy Communications Director slammed Kwesi Pratt for being lukewarm and practicing �Kweku Ananse� style of journalism. He accused him of giving slant to Nana Addo�s goodwill message just to portray to the general public that his (Awuku's) flagbearer's wishes bad for the president. To him, it is becoming increasingly clear that Mr Pratt advances his arguments more like an �NDC member than a senior journalist�. �I was extremely shocked and extremely disappointed when I heard Kwesi Pratt on Radio Gold (Monday). All this while I place Kwesi in the position of a practicing journalist but I think Kwesi spoke more of an NDC officer than a senior journalist�Kwesi says Nana Addo's message is a trap; when the President himself, prior to his departure said he will be back in a few days. So if Nana Addo also says he prays the President gets back in a few days, Kwesi says its a trap...,� Sammy Awuku said.