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The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has strongly criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership for prioritizing election campaigns and making empty promises rather than addressing the country’s economic challenges.
Mahama took aim at the NPP’s running mate, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for suggesting that President Akufo-Addo’s achievements are greater than those of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. According to Mahama, such statements reveal a disconnect from the real economic hardships faced by Ghanaians under the current administration.
Speaking at a mini durbar during his visit to the Chiefs and Elders of La-Bawuleshie and Mempeasem in the Ayawaso West Constituency, Mahama called on the NPP government to shift its focus from making future promises to taking concrete actions to improve the economy now.
He criticized the NPP for failing to recognize the gravity of the economic crisis, saying, “Unfortunately, the people who have caused this economic crisis do not even realize there is a crisis. Because you hear them say they are the best government and even Nkrumah doesn’t compare, it shows they don’t even understand the situation in which Ghana is.”
Mahama emphasized that there is still time before the election for the government to implement necessary measures, stating, “You don’t go saying vote for me and when I come I will do this or that; you can do it now. You say you will rationalize taxes, five months to an election is enough time to rationalize taxes. All the promises you are making, you have enough time to start implementing them now but you say, no, vote for me first then I will come and do it. What they did in 2016, they can’t do again.”
source:locotvgh.com