Story By: Franklin Asare-Donkoh
Former President and the 2020 Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that many Ghanaians feel deceived by the sugarcoated promises that were given to them by the then-Candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2016 election period.
According to Former President Mahama, Mr. Akufo-Addo won the 2016 elections on the back of lies and sugarcoated promises yet, he has failed to deliver on those promises to improve the lives of the people.
Former President Mahama made the disclosure during a presentation titled “Ghana at Crossroad” on Monday, May 2, 2022, which was telecast extensively.
The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the NDC explained that “The Akufo-Addo led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government came into office in on the back of sugarcoated promises of an almost instant transformation of our country amidst countless slogans.
“President Akufo-Addo did promise to transform Ghana in 18 months if voted. Yes, he promised to turn around the fortunes of Ghana and create opportunities for all and he charged all of us to be citizens and not spectators. A significant number of us citizens associated the promises with good and noble intentions in return and despite our best efforts, the Ghanaian people offered the NPP a clear mandate in 2017 to steer the affairs of our dear country.” he said.
Former President Mahama, continued saying “An assessment of our current conditions shows that what is happening now, there is very little or no resemblance to what was promised. There is a sharp disparity between promise and practice. Today, most Ghanaians feel they were hoodwinked and this is manifesting in their personal livelihoods and their daily struggles. Perhaps the most defining challenge of our time is making our economy work for everybody. Over the several months, our political space and societal reaction have been dominated by discussions of the challenges of introducing more taxes.
These conversations have taken place against the backdrop of unparalleled cronyism nepotism and breaches of basic tenets of conflicts of inters, transparency, and accountable governance.” The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the NDC reiterated.
