John Dramani Mahama is reiterating his calls for Ghana to be reset looking at what he describes as the crossroads the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration has brought the nation to.
Citing the number of people the current administration has pushed into poverty due to the mismanagement of the economy, John Mahama has established the need for a united front to put Ghana first in the upcoming election by choosing the NDC.
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), speaking at the ‘I Speak Governance’ forum at the GNAT Hall in Accra Thursday, October 31, 2024, John Mahama said resetting the country is not just a necessity but urgent.
“In the last few years, the World Bank reports that 870,000 of our people have slipped below the poverty line. Our own Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says 1.7 million Ghanaians are multi-dimensionally poor under the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration.
“My dear brothers and sisters, at this crossroads, we have no option but to unite—as one people who put our nation first—to give us a chance to succeed. For Ghana to be successful again, there is an urgent need to reset our governance and democratic systems. This can only happen if this current NPP government is rejected at the polls on 7th December,” stated John Mahama at the event on the theme; ‘Resetting Ghana for Good Governance and Accountability’.
He further urged the citizenry to vote out the NDC to end the ‘horror movie’ they have subjected into the last eight years.
Mahama further pointed out that the greed of the current administration amid its poor performance has eroded the few gains made by Akufo-Addo’s predecessors in building the nation.
“These last eight years have been very challenging for our democratic institutions. All the gains we have made in strengthening them since 1992 have been eroded.
“Ghanaians must end this ‘horror movie’ they have been subjected to over the last eight years. The pledge to protect the public purse was a hollow promise. Indeed, as some people say humorously, they have not only emptied the public purse; they have stolen the purse itself.
“The insatiable greed of this administration’s appointees has not even spared the environment, including our water bodies and forest reserves. Their catastrophic failure has not only led to an upsurge in corruption but also to disrespect for citizens’ freedoms and rights, the high-handed throwing of citizens into remand custody, and the deprivation of them of food and medical care,” he said in addition.
It’s been 8yrs of ‘horror movie’ – Mahama on Ghana under Akufo-Addo/Bawumia
