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�What Stan Dogbe has said is more dangerous�And anybody that is politically upright will not make such comment because it doesn�t help the President�I think that, look, this nation deserves serious people and people like Stan Dogbe must not go round on the face of hero-worshipping and blinding themselves,� says Bernard Mornah. General Secretary of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has admonished President John Dramani Mahama not to surround himself with political figures like his aide, Stan Dogbe. According to him, no one who is politically upright will pass the �dangerous� comments made by Stan Dogbe. He was responding to the standoff between the Presidential staffer Stan Dogbe and the former Health Minister, Alban Bagbin, who in the wake of the crisis confronting the economy, said he�s been making frantic efforts to confer with the President and perhaps suggest to him ways of addressing some challenges confronting the nation. A couple of days ago, Hon. Alban Bagbin took to the airwaves, lambasting the government over what he termed as �corruption� being allowed under President Mahama�s administration. He also bemoaned the state of the economy and revealed that he has since the past five months made efforts to meet with the President to address the issue but to no avail. Following his public declarations and emission of his emotions on the media, Presidential staffer Stan Dogbe slammed him, claiming he is a �big liar� who is spreading "falsehood" about President Mahama. He lampooned the Hon. Bagbin�s claims, saying �the claim that he had to recently �call the president for me to say since I cannot get you people in private to advise, I will start advising you in public, because I am deeply worried about the situation in Ghana�, is false and a big lie. No such call was placed by Bagbin to the president.� ��If you are unable to reach him as you claim, how did you then reach him to tell him you'll be going public with your advice?� Stan Dogbe questioned. Speaking on Oman FM, Mr. Mornah was of the view that Hon. Bagbin should not have given Stan Dogbe any attention and that, to him, he stooped low in responding to the claims by the Presidential staffer. He believed that Stan Dogbe is only hero-worshipping the President, a reason why he would mete out such attack on the experienced Member of Parliament. He pleaded with the President not to keep him (Stan) close because in his earnest view, President Mahama�s aide comments were �more dangerous�, in that, Ghana deserves �serious people�; not the likes of Stan Dogbe. �I think Bagbin has stooped so low to respond to Stan Dogbe�In the scheme of things, Bagbin could be equated to a Vice President who wants to see his boss. In the scheme of things, Bagbin could be equated to a Senior Minister who is on top of issues in his party and would want to go to his President and admonish him. He must not come and go through �fill in� visitor�s form. �What Stan Dogbe has said is more dangerous�And anybody that is politically upright will not make such comment because it doesn�t help the President�I think that, look, this nation deserves serious people and people like Stan Dogbe must not go round on the face of hero-worshipping and blinding themselves.� he emphasized. Mr. Mornah expressed disappointment �that Bagbin can respond to him. Because I think that Bagbin has made his case. It is for the appropriate qualified persons for Bagbin to meet.�