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�Whoever decided to play this song did not do the President any good; where is the sense in this? What did they want to achieve by playing this song? It is sad especially in this difficult times�� The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr made this remark in connection with the brouhaha over the playing of Daddy Lumba�s Yentie Obiaa hit track during President John Dramani Mahama�s tour of the Ashanti Region. Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM�s premium morning show �Kokrokoo� with host Kwami Sefa Kayi, Kwesi Pratt further expressed surprise at the way government appointees have grown a fondness for creating controversies for the President and �whenever that happens they leave the stage for the President to receive all the blows. The President should be the last person to fall�� �There is no way you can explain or understand this. The worse is how government communicators are trying to justify this,� he indicated. Doctored and original tape Commenting on the alleged doctoring of President Mahama's message Kwesi Pratt said �there is no doubt there are two tapes and the two cannot all be doctored. Definitely, one has been tampered with.� Kwesi Pratt also indicated that instead of lambasting the President for comments he had made during his tour of the Ashanti Region, critics should rather query �why anybody will try to doctor or change what the President said?� �It is clear that the motive behind the doctoring was to create political mischief and a bad name for the President�but it is time for this to stop.� he added.