The Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has described former President John Dramani Mahama as the "biblical wicked and lazy servant" from the parable in Matthew 25:14-30.

At a press briefing on November 27, Mr Ahiagbah criticized Mahama’s tenure, claiming he failed to meet expectations during his presidency.

For this reason, he believes that he should not be given another chance in the December polls.

In contrast, Ahiagbah lauded the NPP's flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as a "good and faithful servant" who has "served Ghana well and deserves commendation and reward.”

He called on Ghanaians to deliver a landslide victory for the NPP, asserting it would retire Mr Mahama from politics permanently.

“His Excellency John Dramani Mahama is the example of the biblical wicked and lazy servant who did not live up to expectations in his four years as president of this Republic. Ladies and gentlemen like the master in Matthew 25, Ghanaians must vote on December 7 to cast him out as done in 2016 and 2020,” he said.

Additionally, Mr Ahiagbah said Mr Mahama should be rejected because his four years as President brought severe hardships, persistent power outages known as 'dumsor', and other significant challenges.

He further claimed that Mahama abandoned Ghanaians during a period of economic mismanagement, which sparked public demonstrations demanding better governance.

“The balance of a leader’s job is dealing with challenges but from what we have seen from the former president, he has shown that he cannot deal with challenges. Therefore, on December 7, we must vote to show the former president, John Mahama and the NDC that we the people of Ghana cannot afford the risk of electing a president who cannot respond to our needs in challenging times.”