Reports that former president John Dramani Mahama was recently hooted at in Damongo when he attended the enskinment of the new Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jawu Soale, on Monday, March 20, 2023, have been refuted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Savannah Regional branch.

This comes after a video went viral showing a section of the audience allegedly cheering as Mahama and other dignitaries, such as Vice President Dr. Bawumia and the Jinapor brothers, descended from the stage they were on to address the crowd.

The persons who were hooting, even though were a small section of the crowd, could be seen clapping and screaming “away, away, away”.

A statement from the NDC stating the facts of the incident alleged that the booing party were NPP supporters bussed from parts of the northern region for the specific purpose.

Adding that despite their unruly behaviour, Mahama "was welcomed with cheers and a loud applause as his brilliant speech touched the hearts and minds of his tribesmen, chiefs, and elders at the ceremony.

"There was absolutely no reason or cause for anyone whatsoever to hoot at President Mahama. The false narrative of being booed must be treated with contempt," the statement read in part.

Explaining the source of the unruly crowd, the statement continued: "It was observed that a small group of people who were part of an unruly and uncouth supporters of the NPP were on the blind side of President Mahama and his delegation, shouting and recording themselves. In the process, the detachment of police and military personnel ensured that they remained where they were, without the people at the durbar hearing whatever they were saying.

View Koku Anyidoho’s tweet plus the booing incident below:

Please watch this clip in detail: JJ was never hooted at in Volta; Kufuor was never hooted at in Ashanti; Atta-Mills was never hooted at in Central; Nana Addo has never been hooted at in Eastern; Someone has been hooted at in his own Gonjaland - Damango. Hmm! pic.twitter.com/m86LpN38kf— Samuel Koku Anyidoho???????? (@KokuAnyidoho) March 22, 2023