The government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) cannot escape blame for its failure on the economy, John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) flag bearer, has asserted.
After scoring the Vice President and flag bearer of the NPP ‘F’ for what it describes as his poor performance on the economy, John Mahama says he cannot absolve himself of blame.
According to him, the NPP government’s performance on the economy is so abysmal that the exchange rate would have been worse if not for the non-payment of government’s debt at the moment.
Reiterating a comment he once made, John Mahama noted that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government’s refusal to admit its failure and work towards it is the major reason they are not finding an antidote to the problem.
Speaking with constituents of Bortsianor Ngleshi Amanfrom Sunday, September 16, 2024, as part of his phase two tour of the Greater Accra region, John Mahama slammed Bawumia for saying he has performed creditably and deserved the presidency as his reward from Ghanaians.
“Recently, I heard the flag bearer of the NPP, the Vice President, saying that he has performed excellently as Vice President so they should promote him to President and I said I don’t know who marked his script, and whether he marked it himself, but I can tell him that when it comes to his performance, the mark that the people of Ghana will give him for management of the economy is ‘F’, fail.
“Because when it comes to the economy they’ve failed completely and they cannot escape blame for where they have landed us. Leave the huge debt on the people of Ghana and the reason why the cedi is even still stable is that this year we are not repaying any of our debt. Debt repaying starts next year when the next government comes and so even when you’re not paying your debt, the cedi is moving every week. Now it’s GHC16.70 and still moving.
“So, they cannot run away from responsibility and I always say that when you’re ill, the first step towards a cure is to accept that you’re ill and know what is wrong with you,” he stated.
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