Andrew Appiah Danquah, the Head of Legal of the United Party (UP), has told the National Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership that Ghanaians want solutions to their problems, not ‘Thank You’ tours.
According to Andrew Appiah Danquah, post-election tours do not reflect what citizens expect from a governing party after winning power.
He criticised the National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah and President John Mahama, over their ongoing nationwide “Thank You” and Resetting Ghana Tour.
Andrew Appiah Danquah urged them to instead prioritise addressing Ghana’s pressing challenges, adding that the citizens are more concerned about tangible improvements in their daily lives than political tours.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, May 23, Mr Appiah Danquah stated, “In my honest opinion, it is not a ‘Thank You’ tour. I also have an issue with this whole concept of the ‘Thank You’ tour. I don’t want to rehash the problems we are facing. Thank us by solving our problems. That is the best ‘Thank You,’” he said.
In related news, Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has jabbed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, over his ongoing “Thank You” tour.
According to Haruna Iddrisu, President John Mahama’s ‘Thank You Tour’ is the proper one, not Asiedu Nketia’s curtain raiser one ‘Thank You Tour’.
Speaking in Sawla in the Savannah Region on Friday, May 22, 2026, Haruna Iddrisu remarked, “I recall when President Mahama came for his thank you tour, not the other thank you tour, the proper thank you tour of President Mahama as President and flagbearer.”
He added, “What cannot be said? We can say it. A proper thank you tour of President Mahama, not the curtain-raiser one.”
Haruna Iddrisu’s comment drew laughter from the audience.
It has been alleged that both Haruna Iddrisu and Asiedu Nketia are among the front-runners jostling to contest the NDC flagbearership to succeed President Mahama.
The video has surfaced at a time Kwesi Pratt Jnr, a Veteran journalist and political commentator, has said he feels very sad for President John Dramani Mahama.
According to Kwesi Pratt, the betrayal of President John Dramani Mahama is monumental.
He recounted that President Mahama came to solve Ghana’s problems, but many of the people he appointed do not care about the Reset Agenda.
Kwesi Pratt highlighted that President Mahama is being politically undermined by people within his own government who are more focused on succeeding him.
Speaking in an interview shared on Facebook, Kwesi Pratt fumed, “To be honest, I feel very sad for President John Dramani Mahama; the betrayal of President John Dramani Mahama is monumental”.
“This is a gentleman who came to the people of Ghana and said, ‘ Look, there are problems with the country, and I want to solve the problems in the educational sector, health sector and so on. He proclaimed a reset agenda,” he stated.
He added, “And he appointed people to assist him to realise that objective. Many of the people he appointed to help him realise that objective don’t just care. They don’t care about reset. They don’t care about restructuring the economy. All they care about is replacing him”.
“Poor Mahama. Poor Mahama. And he’s sitting there being held hostage,” he said.
“He’s not been able to crack the whip. They’re dancing around him in circles and making nonsense of all the proclamations he has made. It’s unbelievable,” Pratt added.
“Visit the NDC social media platforms and see what is happening there. Who is talking about how to achieve the 24-hour economy? That’s not their concern. It’s about who is going to replace Mahama,” he said.
“So the people he appointed to help him leave a legacy are saying to us, ‘Oh, don’t worry, very soon you’ll become a lame duck. That’s what they say. They say, ‘By next year, you’ll be a lame dog. You have no power. We don’t have to respect him. So let’s start our campaign,” he added.
