Reminiscent of the days US president, Richard Nixon when dirty tricks against political opponents were the order of the day, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) appears to find wisdom in that practise, reports the Free Press.

According to the paper, spearheading this practice of mudslinging is the Minister of Communication, Mr. John Mahama, who is said to have charged NDC supporters to dig into the inner cores of the opposition and bring out their shortfalls.

The paper states that at a seminar on party campaign strategy for the 2000 elections for NDC activists at the VRA Club House in Tamale on June 13, 2000, Mr. Mahama asked the party supporters to always be on the offensive to stop "lies and insinuations" cast at the NDC and its leadership.

The paper adds that the Communication Minister who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bole Constituency, stated that Ghana's economy was on excellent footing and that it was only members of the opposition who were twisting realities to score political points.