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The standard bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has launched his 2020 presidential campaign promising to rescue Ghana from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to him, the 2020 elections were a battle for the future of Ghana, as the Akufo-Addo-led administration was offering Ghanaians a “false reality”.
“Today marks the beginning of victory for the people of Ghana who want a change in political leadership due to worsening living conditions … We have a moral duty to help stop this false reality. We have a moral duty to restore the truth because it is only the truth that can bring real prosperity to all Ghanaians, ”Mahama said at the launch of his campaign in Sefwi Wiawso in the North West region on Tuesday.
“This is our battle for the future of Ghana. Let’s embrace it as if our lives depend on it, because Ghana deserves to be in a better place where everyone has the opportunity to prosper and prosper. We will rescue our country. feel it, believe it and let’s deliver it, ”he said.
Deepening vulnerabilities
Mahama said his decision to re-run for the highest office in the country was born out of a sense of urgency “that gradually gripped my heart after I began to contemplate more and more deeply our vulnerabilities as a nation.”
According to him, the main vulnerability facing Ghana was a weak social and economic infrastructure, which had been exacerbated by the COVI-19 pandemic.
“As a nation, we are weakened by multiple vulnerabilities. Some are temporary and easy to treat, but others are more systemic. And today, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these vulnerabilities have deepened. We acquired million-earning status a decade ago and have fought hard to consolidate and improve our earnings ever since. We have come a long way in the last 10 years, but today we face a clear risk of getting stuck at this low level of development. This is our greatest vulnerability as a nation, ”he said.
He also attributed the deepening vulnerabilities to the NPP government’s lack of investment in creativity and innovation, saying, “This government has made no real effort to begin creating prosperity for our people.”
“There has been very little investment in creativity and innovation, the main drivers of prosperity. We continue to witness many cases of institutional failure … The advanced world is moving in one direction while we are still moving in the direction in which the world moved 20 or 30 years ago. If we continue to move in this direction, we will become less and less competitive in the global marketplace and this will condemn us to perpetual stagnation and backwardness. This could happen because our main vulnerability is a weak social and economic infrastructure, “he added.
Electoral Commission
Mahama also admonished the Electoral Commission to ensure that the will of Ghanaians is not subverted in the 2020 elections.
He added that his party would ensure that the Ghanaians’ choice in the 2020 elections was respected and confirmed.
“We are determined and the Election Commission and no institution and no one can or should try to subvert the will of the people of Ghana. We have been concerned to draw the attention of the Commission to the many instances of infractions and actions that have not satisfied us, ”he said.
“While we hope that the Election Commission will live above reproach, I want to assure everyone that the NDC is very well prepared and that we will monitor the ballots from all polling stations across constituencies to regional and finally national. coalition center, ”added Mahama.
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