{"id":242100,"date":"2016-08-23T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T09:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=242100"},"modified":"2016-08-23T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T09:58:11","slug":"montie-3-pardon-mahama-weak-for-bowing-to-pressure-ppp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/montie-3-pardon-mahama-weak-for-bowing-to-pressure-ppp\/","title":{"rendered":"Montie 3 pardon: Mahama ‘weak’ for bowing to pressure – PPP"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Progressive People\u2019s Party has described President John Mahama as weak for bowing to pressure from his National Democratic Congress (NDC) to pardon the Montie three.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President has proven weak amidst pressure from party members whose intentions are based on sentiments and emotions without looking at the interest of the state,\u201d the PPP said\u00a0in a statement signed by its National Secretary.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”twll35buDYDNrqQ2PvZGkvwVbbkgKxET”]The party has also said the President\u2019s decision \u201cto pardon the Montie three is in bad faith and will remain a scar on our democratic credentials.\u201d<\/p>\n