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New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communicator Nana Boakye has lambasted some functionaries within the ruling NDC for branding the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) as pro-NPP.

According to Nana Boakye, some NDC government functionaries have argued that the IEA is doing the bidding of the NPP to oust the incumbent government from office.

Following the IEA announcement of their 2016 Pre-Election Debate Series, the Deputy General Secretary and National Youth Organizer, George Lawson and Kofi Adams have thrown tantrums at the IEA.

George Lawson described as ridiculous the proposal by the IEA to engage President John Dramani Mahama and opposition NPP Presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo while the latter labeled the Institute as behaving like a "headmaster".

Koku Anyidoho, a Deputy General Secretary of the ruling party, also accused the Institute of showing their "true NPP colours" in their recent actions.

Speaking on Okay FM's "Ade Akye Abia" Morning Show, Koku Anyidoho alleged that the IEA Boss Jean Mensah is in cahoots with the Danquah Institute to disrupt Ghana's democracy.

“Jean Mensa is trying desperately to make herself more relevant than Charlotte Osei but IEA is a private institution belonging to Jean Mensa and her husband and yet she thinks that Charlotte Osei should be taking instructions from her; so to the extent that Charlotte Osei will not heed to her views, she will go into an alliance with Danquah Institute, the NPP people and be creating all these issues,” he alleged.

Responding to the issues on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', Nana Boakye wondered why the ruling NDC members are on the neck of the Institute.

To him, the NPP Presidential candidate is the "most ridiculed" personality on the IEA Debate platform.

He alluded to the 2012 Pre-Election debate series which saw in attendance President John Dramani Mahama, Nana Addo, Dr. Abu Sakara then candidate for the Convention People's Party (CPP) and PNC former flagbearer Hassan Ayariga.

He recounted that during the debate series, Hassan Ayariga intermittently and consistently "coughed" to interrupt the submissions of Nana Addo and yet he was not sanctioned.

He continued that Hassan Ayariga further referred to Nana Addo as his "grandfather" on the platform and again he went scot free.

Nana Boakye stressed that there is no way the IEA can be said to be in bed with the New Patriotic Party due to the behaviour of the PNC former Presidential candidate which was shown on the IEA platform.