Former President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghanaians have come to realise that they have been deceived by the promises that were given to them by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2016 elections.
According to Mahama, President Akufo-Addo won the 2016 elections on the back of “mouth-watering promises” but has failed in delivering on those promises to transform the country’s economy.
Speaking in Accra on the theme; “Ghana at a crossroad,” on Monday, 2 May the former president said “the NPP government came into office in January 2017 on the back of moth watering 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 added “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.”
He continued: “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 even 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,” he said.
Listen to Mahama in the audio below:
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