The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has criticized the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) assertion that their performance surpasses all previous governments, including that of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
Mahama argues that such claims highlight the government’s disconnect from the current economic hardships faced by the country.
During a mini durbar as part of his working visit to the Chiefs and Elders of La-Bawuleshie and Mempeasem in the Ayawaso West Constituency, Mahama emphasised the need for the government to address the pressing economic challenges.
He urged the NPP government to focus on tangible solutions rather than making empty promises.
“When you are ill and you know what is wrong with you, you are halfway through the cure. Unfortunately, the people who have caused this economic crisis do not even realise 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.
“Because if they understood the situation, we are still five months to an election there are urgent measures they can take to ameliorate the situation. 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 rationalise taxes, five months to an election, is enough time to rationalise 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,” he stated.
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