New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Mpreaso, Seth Kwame Acheampong has scoffed at what he says is the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s phobia for the NPP�s 2012 presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo.
He said Akufo-Addo�s return from a sabbatical break has sent shivers down the spine of the NDC.
The Mpreaso MP�s was reacting to claims by NDC MP for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh that Akufo-Addo�s tour of the Ashanti region is a �total waste of time�.
The NPP leader, who returned from London after a-six-month break from politics, is on a tour of the Ashanti region to thank NPP members for their support. He also paid a courtesy call on Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi as custom demands.
But Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said Akufo-Addo is �an ordinary leader of the party� therefore his tour of the Ashanti region is a �display of arrogance�.
In a rebuttal, Seth Acheampong on Asempa FM�s Ekosii Sen programme Wednesday said, given the posture of the NDC, Akufo-Addo is undoubtedly the man they love to hate.
According to him, Akufo-Addo is a self-made man and a visionary with pragmatic approach to solving the self-inflicted socio-economic hardships in the country.
The NPP MP noted that he [Nana] is an enviable man with exceptional virtues and thus no amount of propaganda can dent his image.
Seth Acheampong urged the NDC to quit making Akufo-Addo a bait and find cogent solution to salvage the crippling economy.