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The Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has slammed President John Dramani Mahama for saying the opposition NPP is short-sighted to see the reason for his frequent travels outside Ghana. According to the Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency in the Ashanti Region, if the President says the opposition is short-sighted then his [President�s] vision suffers impairment; glaucoma in one of his eye and cataract in the other eye, not to see that some of the trips are unnecessary for the nation�s growth. Fuming on Oman Fm�s Morning Show National Agenda, the Minority Leader said it is uncalled for on the part of the President to castigate the opposition whenever he was under criticism, reiterating it is no longer surprising that his ministers and communicators pour invectives on people who disagree with them. To him, the reason adduced by the President regarding his frequent travels that it�s because of his current position as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President of Ghana is not tenable considering his recent commissioning of a stadium in Nigeria He pointed out former President Kufuor was ECOWAS Chair on two occasions, yet his travels were not as frequent as that of President Mahama, and even Kufuor�s trips yielded positive dividends for the country unlike President Mahama�s.