John Dramani Mahma, Ghana’s President-elect, has cautioned would-be appointees in his administration not to mess with the people that handed them power.
He says the winning margin the National Democratic Congress (NDC) chalked in the just ended elections depict the expectations of the people are massive, admonishing them to meet those expectations.
According to him, the time for their service is not the moment to condone complacency since the entire citizenry expect them to be productive.
John Mahama, who was speaking at a courtesy visit by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, and his delegation Thursday, December 12, 2024, indicated that Ghanaians will watch on and punish you as a leader at the right time if you take them for granted.
“Ghanaians are slow to react and if they have enough of you, they will punish you. So, I want to urge those who are aspiring to work with the new government, that it is not going to be easy, or business as usual.
“It is going to be hard work. So, if you are not prepared to work hard and to sacrifice for Ghana, then you better stay in the private sector,” he stated.
In a related engagement, John Mahama, speaking to the Algerian Ambassador to Ghana, Mourad Louhaidia, assured of stabilising the country’s economy by bettering all the indices to bring relief to Ghanaians.
He said his administration will be reaching out to China as soon as the inauguration is over to discuss the technical cooperation between the two countries to foster Ghana’s growth.
“We are looking to focus and bring Ghana back up in terms of economic growth, in terms of stabilising the currency, in terms of bringing down inflation. And this is the time Ghana needs to work even closer with its partners, including China.
“So as early as possible, once we get the transition out of the way, it is our hope that we will be able to constitute a delegation to begin engaging with China on the issues of our technical cooperation,” he stated.
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