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The presidential candidate of the Democratic National Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has accused President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party of using sweet words and lofty promises to trick Ghanaians into voting for them in 2016.
Mahama said that President Akufo-Addo’s term had revealed that he had been deliberate in making promises that he did not intend to keep except to win electoral fortunes.
From promising to tame corruption, cut back on loans, and lead a lean government, Mahama said evidence abounds that President Akufo-Addo and the PNP regime were doing the exact opposite of what they promised when they were in opposition.
“This government has been a scam to the Ghanaians. In 2016, they said all kinds of sweet things, they said we were sitting with money and Ghana was sad and we should vote for them to transform Ghana in 16 months. But today we are hungrier than in 2016, ”Mahama told party supporters in Bongo, in the Upper East region.
“The president said in 2016 that he came to fight corruption, but today the president and his family are swimming in corruption,” he added.
Mr. Mahama cited the circumstances that led to the resignation of the former Special Prosecutor, Mr. Martin Amidu, as evidence that President Akufo-Addo was not committed to the fight against corruption, since he and his close associates benefited of the canker.
The NDC presidential candidate said that as a result of this, voters must vote President AkufoAddo and the NPP out of power and return the NDC to create an equal and just society for all. He said a recent survey found that more than 60 percent of Ghanaians said their livelihoods were worse than four years ago.
This, he said, showed that the NPP government was a threat to the development of an inclusive society.
Mahama also accused the government of using funds from the Ghana Stabilization Fund to buy votes on the pretext of supporting companies in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
While he denounced the practice as unsavory, he said voters should not turn down loans when they are offered, but should be confident enough to remove the government from power.
He also took the opportunity to educate voters on how to vote for the NDC to avoid having their votes disqualified.
