MySqlCommand, MySqlParameter and "LIKE" with Percent Symbol

//Wrong way
MySqlCommand cmd = oldDb.GetSqlStringCommand(CommandType.Text,"SELECT * _
FROM users WHERE name LIKE '%@name%'");
MySqlParameter nameParameter= cmd.CreateParameter();
nameParameter.DbType = DbType.String;
nameParameter.ParameterName = "@name";
nameParameter.Value = "John";

//Good way
MySqlCommand cmd = oldDb.GetSqlStringCommand(CommandType.Text,"SELECT * _
FROM users WHERE name LIKE @searchText");
MySqlParameter nameParameter= cmd.CreateParameter();
nameParameter.DbType = DbType.String;
nameParameter.ParameterName = "@searchText"
nameParameter.Value = "%John%";