Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its stance on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.

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His remarks follow the NPP’s announcement of a “True State of the Nation Address,” scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

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This comes in response to President John Dramani Mahama’s official State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 27, which the opposition claims failed to paint an accurate picture of Ghana’s situation and overlooked key national concerns.

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In a statement dated February 28, the NPP criticized Mahama’s address, arguing that it lacked depth and failed to provide a true assessment of the country’s progress since he took office on January 7, 2025.

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Speaking to the media, Mr Gbande called on the NPP to abandon what he described as an arrogant and confrontational approach. Instead of resorting to attacks, he urged them to reconsider their posture and render an apology.

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He further accused the opposition of pushing a destabilizing agenda and assured that the NDC would not allow the government to be unfairly targeted or distracted.“NPP, if they were a good political party led by leaders, thinking leaders, this is the time to reflect, go back to their base and apologise. But yet they won’t do that. They want to still adopt arrogance, they want to still adopt insults, they want to still adopt the mindset to destabilise this country,” Gbande stated.

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“I can assure you that the NDC won’t sit back and allow this government to be unnecessarily attacked and distracted,” he added.

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