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A member of the Communications Team of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otukonor has denied raining insults on soldiers and describing them as drunkards. Peter Boamah Otukonor is reported to have stated on Asempa FM�s �Kukurantumi� program, whiles commenting on the controversial government�s acquisition of five planes, that personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces were only �smoking and drinking akpeteshie� after reading obituaries in newspapers during President Kufuor�s tenure of office. �All the military was doing during the era of the NPP was reading newspapers especially the obituary column, smoking, drinking akpeteshie and sleeping in their offices, but because the NDC government cares for the military that is why these aircrafts are being purchased,� Otukonor reportedly said. But he vehemently denies the publication. He, however, admits saying that military personnel are fond of reading the newspapers, particularly the �Daily Graphic�. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM on Thursday, he stressed, �I never insulted the military. I only said they read Daily Graphic page to page including obituaries and adverts when they go to the office, but I never said all they do is smoke and drink akpeteshie. It was brief and only part of my analysis, you can call the producer, Dominic Kissi Yeboah and the host, Bobie Ansah to find out the truth from them,� he denied. Asked if he will withdraw his statement, the NDC youth activist replied in the negative insisting that �there is nothing to withdraw and i cannot apologize for something I have not said,� and challenged anybody to prove him otherwise. �I will write 10,000 pages of apology to the military if it is proven that i insulted them�I never insulted anybody so I can�t apologize for something I have not done, besides on this particular issue, this is something I have never thought of doing for any reason. I never said that so I can�t apologize for what I have not done and you can play the tape,� he insisted. Later, when a play-back of the programme was aired, it vindicated the position of the NDC youth activist, proving he never used any offensive language to describe the country�s military.