President John Mahama’s attempt to bribe the Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, so that he would turn against his flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo is a “shameful” act, NPP Campaign Manager, Peter Mac Manu has stated.

Addressing journalists at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, 29 November, Mr Mustapha Hamid, Spokesperson of the NPP flag bearer said President Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim, in October this year, attempted bribing Mr Naabu with two SUVs, separate amounts of GHS3.3million and GHS500,000 as well as other mouth-watering goodies so that he (Bugri Naabu) would resign from the NPP and launch an acerbic tribal campaign against Mr Akufo-Addo by painting him as a “hater of northerners”.

Mr Manu, who was also at the press conference, said the conduct of Mr Mahama and his brother was an indictment on the country’s democracy.

“This is quite shameful for our democracy. We tout ourselves as one of the most democratic countries in the world but I don’t think in other African countries you go and buy votes, which is even against our own laws,” he stressed.