Ghana’s main opposition leader, John Mahama, has accused the ruling party (New Patriotic Party) of abandoning economic recovery efforts in favor of political campaigning.
During a visit with traditional leaders in Ayawaso West in Accra on July 18, 2024, Mahama said the government is in denial about the economic crisis they have caused and instead boasts about being the best government, even surpassing Kwame Nkrumah’s (Ghana’s first President) achievements.
“Unfortunately, the people who have caused this economic crisis do not even realise there is a crisis. Because you hear them say they are the best government and even Nkrumah doesn’t compare, it shows they don’t even understand the situation in which Ghana is in,” Mahama said.
Mahama added the ruling party must take immediate action to alleviate the current economic crisis, rather than promising to fix it after the election.
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“Because if they understood the situation, we are still five months to an election there are urgent measures they can take to ameliorate the situation. You don’t go saying vote for me and when I come I will do this or that; you can do it now,” he added.
According to him the act of delaying action and asking for votes first is a tactic they used in 2016, and won’t work again in this year’s election.
“You say you will rationalise taxes, five months to an election, is enough time to rationalise taxes. All the promises you are making, you have enough time to start implementing them now but you say, no, vote for me first then I will come and do it. What they did in 2016, they can’t do again,” he said
Following his visit to Ayawaso West Wuogon, he stopped by the University of Ghana to connect with students.
