{"id":200231,"date":"2016-03-19T19:07:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T19:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=200231"},"modified":"2016-03-19T19:07:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T19:07:25","slug":"call-me-mr-mahama-not-dr-mahama-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/03\/call-me-mr-mahama-not-dr-mahama-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Call me Mr. Mahama, not Dr. Mahama – President"},"content":{"rendered":"

President John Dramani Mahama says he does not want to be addressed with the honorary title\u00a0doctor, despite receiving an\u00a0honorary doctorate degree from Aberdeen University, one of the most\u00a0recognized\u00a0institutions\u00a0in the world.<\/p>\n

The President in a Twitter post on Saturday March 19, asked to be referred to as\u00a0Mr. Mahama instead of\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Mahama.<\/p>\n

He however thanked the University for the honor done him, and also thanked those who wished him well and congratulated him.<\/p>\n

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The University of Aberdeen conferred the\u00a0honorary doctorate of Doctor of Laws (LLD) on President Mahama earlier this week, at a special convocation which took place at the university\u2019s Kings College in Scotland.<\/p>\n

The President was accompanied by the First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, Foreign Minister Hanna S. Tetteh (MP), Communications Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and the Education Minister Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman.<\/p>\n

What’s the President’s motive?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is unclear the motive for the president’s posture; but\u00a0the tweet, which is receiving reactions on social media, has been described as an attempt by the President to portray himself as humble.<\/p>\n

Others also\u00a0believe\u00a0that\u00a0his act is commendable and\u00a0magnanimous, and indeed portrays him as a down to earth person.<\/p>\n

Some critics say the President’s response is inappropriate and smacks of disrespect or a lack of appreciation to the institution that honored him.<\/p>\n

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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana\u200b \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

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