Don’t Trust Mahama; He’s Lost Touch With Ghana’s Real Issues - NPP

Barely a year after winning the 2020 general elections, the governing New Patriotic Party has asked Ghanaians not to trust the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) John Dramani Mahama. The party also said Ghanaians should also not be tempted into voting him back into office in 2024. The party says it recognizes the myriad

of challenges Ghanaians are facing but argues that Mr. Dramani Mahama has no solutions to such challenges. Ghanaians have also been expressing dissatisfaction with the government over general economic hardship, unemployment, rapid fuel price hikes, inadequate social housing among others. But at a press conference on

Friday, Buaben Asamoa, the NPP’s Communications Director, called on Ghanaian voters and NPP supporters not to lose fate in the party as political anger does not solve economic problems. The NPP is also asking to be continued in government beyond the 2024, and in order to ensure smooth, sustainable implementation of the

policies that work for Ghanaians. We acknowledge that we are far from satisfactory solutions for all, but we believe strongly that John Mahama’s NDC is not the solution. An unlikely scenario, that rejects the NPP in disappointment now, will lead to utter despair under Mahama’s NDC. He has no plan. You cannot trust him

to manage public finances, generate employment, bridge the infrastructure gap, promote the knowledge economy and engage on the international scene. We want all those who voted for the NPP to know that, political anger does not solve economic problems. Mr. Asamoa also said the former president had remained

silent on issues such as the management of COVID-19, the referendum that led to the creation of new regions, and the ongoing debate on the LGBTQI+ because he, Mr. Mahama lacks the competence to address the issues that are pertinent to Ghanaians. What is the position of former President and third-time likely candidate Mahama on the tone of political debate and

its impact on economic transformation? Very little. He seems to live in a political world of his own, always lagging behind the real issues of the day. The country did not benefit from any clear input from his Covid-19 team. The country did not also hear from him on the referenda that led to the creation of new regions and the second one aimed at multi-party participation in local level elections, which was aborted at the instance of his party. The country is yet to hear him on the raging LGBTQI debate.