Africa-Press – Ghana. Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special aide to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that Former President John Dramani Mahama possesses the skills and qualities to tackle the economic challenges bedeviling Ghanaians presently.
She said a vote for John Mahama in the 2024 elections is a vote for honesty, sincerity, and integrity and a chance for all of us to build the Ghana we want.
“John Dramani Mahama, is a respected and eminent Ghanaian politician. Mahama, a nation builder.
“As Ghanaians grapple with unprecedented hardships, unemployment, and economic woes, it is imperative that we have a leader who can unify us, tolerate, and embrace our differences, and celebrate our diversity.
“A vote for John Mahama is a vote for honesty, sincerity, and integrity and a chance for all of us to build the Ghana we want,” she tweeted.
Mr Mahama had also assured to tackle the problems should he win the next elections.
He said that under the Akufo-Addo administration, the poor, dependent on the working and middle class, are now uncertain about their future.
Citing the World Bank, Mr Mahama indicated that inflation has pushed as many as 850,000 Ghanaians into poverty in the past year alone.
“Unemployment among young people in Ghana has skyrocketed to almost 13%. The consequences of this economic catastrophe have affected every sector of our national life, particularly education, health, and infrastructure,” he said in a meeting with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Accra on Tuesday, November 7.
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) further accused the government of having no grasp of the economic suffering that Ghanaians are going through and is unwilling to make the necessary decisions to resolve it.
“They also appear unprepared to improve the general governance of the country and end corruption, nepotism, politicisation, and the weakening of state institutions. They are oblivious to our country’s falling state of education and health and remain fixated on poorly implemented programmes that have thrown the sector into crisis.
“We have a President who has run out of ideas on how to solve the economic challenge we find ourselves in, and by his recent declaration, his focus and last energies would be expended on installing his anointed successor as the next President. We could have avoided this unpleasant situation. The signs of this crisis were there for all to see. A conflicted Finance Minister whose only interest was to borrow endlessly and mire our economy in the quagmire of debt was obvious from as far back as 2019.
“A President whose budget was creatively crafted to hide huge liabilities to present a favourable economic outturn to the world so that he could borrow more from the international capital markets was evident for all to see.
“Appointment of family and friends into various positions in government, brazen interference to obstruct the fight against corruption, reckless abuse of the public purse, arrogance, and luxury in the conduct of public officers have all been characteristic of this administration since its inception in 2017.
It is regrettable for me to note that at such a crucial time in our nation’s life, society’s moral voices refused to speak up against these unfortunate developments in our democratic governance. The NDC was left alone as the solitary voice seeking to hold the government accountable and speaking up for the voiceless Ghanaian.
We were often cast as spoilt brats who were ranting because we had lost power. Today, the chickens have come home to roost. We are all affected. There must be an end to this decline and a restoration of stability to the economy so that Ghana’s citizens and working people can breathe a sigh of relief and not have their already inadequate incomes eroded by inflationary pressures.”
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