The Popular Manifesto: it is already a working document

Opinions on Monday, September 21, 2020

Columnist: Lawrence Appiah-Osei

2020-09-21

So how was Nana Addo going to rule the country between now and December if NDC hadn’t released its manifesto? I have said several times that Nana Addo runs the country one day at a time and is looking forward to January 2021 to pack the flag staff home.

We hailed him as the savior of Ghana, but he couldn’t last three years and all his ideas are gone. For the first time in Ghana’s history, the opposition put out its manifesto and Ghanaians are demanding alternatives from the government. Now Nana Addo has to rely on the NDC manifesto to complete his term.

NDC drew up a manifesto to legalize and regulate Okada and suddenly NPP says they have had extensive consultations in 2019 to legalize Okada. Today they say they will buy cars for them so they can work and pay. They have 75 days to leave office and are talking about buying cars for the Okada passengers. Do you remember what they said about galamsey in 2016?

NDC in 2021 will extend the Free SHS program to private schools. Now the NPP is holding meetings with private school stakeholders and talking about extending the free SHS to them.

NDC in its manifesto will cancel licensing exams for teachers in 2021. Suddenly, NPP postponed exams from September to October. Some of us know that the licensing exams for teachers have been secretly canceled. Will not return.

NDC will cancel the law that prohibits the importation of junk cars into the country. Now, the Minister of Commerce sits in his office and suspends a law that was passed in parliament. Unfortunately, some idiots in the commerce industry think the law is suspended. They do not know that the law is still in force in Ghana and any PNP Minister of Commerce can activate it.

NDC in its manifest will pay all depositors from collapsed banks, DKM, etc. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Nana Addo has found GHC3.56M to pay off the 2% unpaid from these depositors. If these depositors have someone to thank, they should thank John Mahama and the NDC for waking up Nana Addo. So Nana Addo had GHC3.56M but decided to give them papers for 5 years instead of cash for now? That is a characteristic of a Sakawa president of Kyebi.

In the Popular Manifesto, cocoa fertilizer will be free for all cocoa farmers. I learned that there was an emergency meeting at the flag staff home this weekend to stop the sale of fertilizers to farmers.

President John Mahama advised chiefs to ask only two questions when Nana Addo comes to their villages to mow lawns. Since the advice was given, Nana Addo has suspended all lawn mowing until further notice. Who says man no dey?

I will advise all Okada motorcyclists, teachers, small-scale craftsmen, farmers, bosses, and everyone to remember what Nana Addo said about galamsey in 2016 and what she is doing now. Stand up with John Mahama until December. I saw a video of Fomena in the Ashanti region and was convinced that Aba not, Mahama afa.