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The NPP says the flagbearer of the NDC, John Mahama, lacks focus and does not seem ready to lead Ghana.
“Candidate Mahama flip-flops. He follows the wind. As you can see, he is now converted by the forward looking policies of the current administration, the strong, focused wind generated in the wake of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s credible delivery,” the party said yesterday at a press conference addressed by its Director of Communications, Yaw Buaben Asamoa.
“So, all the policies he rejected as impossible when in power, the good governance he could not deliver, he is now saying he will do – after Nana Addo-Addo has already delivered. Somehow, sitting on the side lines of governance for the past three and a half years, John Mahama is inviting governance partners – media, politicians, thought leaders, civil society influencers, voters, captains of industry and investment, international partners and competing fellow nations – to believe that he has made a magical jump from crass mismanagement, incompetence and corruption to a place where he will take over and successfully continue policies he never believed in,” Mr Buaben Asamoa added.
According to the NPP, “Mr Mahama believes the very lack of logic in his desire to take Ghana back into his half-baked experiments will escape the notice of Ghanaians because he sincerely believes we have short memories of his gargantuan gaffes.”
“He wants the Ghanaian voter to take the ship of state away from the committed, competent and compassionate delivery of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and entrust our future fortunes to his indecisiveness whilst he attempts to learn how to do what Nana is already doing,” the party added.
Akufo-Addo is the only choice
The NPP’s Communications Director called on Ghanaians to reject the NDC flagbearer and retain President Akufo-Addo, insisting: “It is the NPP’s strong contention that candidate John Dramani Mahama does not have the focus and competence necessary to take this country in the right direction.”
“Having had the most opportunity to affect Ghana’s fortunes positively, he blew it all, landing Ghana in the policy misery that saw him run to the IMF, barely 10 years after President Kufuor took us out of painful HIPC. Candidate Mahama’s omissions so impoverished Ghana that budgetary support to essential social services were cut, including the infamous cancellation of trainee allowances.
“We cannot afford to go back to the days of experimentation,” he said.
He urged the electorate “to choose decisive, focused, courageous, committed, competent and compassionate leadership over wishy-washy, flip-flopping, indecisive and incoherent leadership,” adding, “Akufo-Addo represents leadership of service that will transform Ghana for all. Vote for him to protect our progress.
“The choice before the Ghanaian people is simple. We have a choice between decision and indecision. We have a choice between vision and a lack of vision. We have a choice between transparently leveraging our natural endowments in the international economic financial space for accelerated development or having it handed out to a brother.
“We invite governance partners, especially thought leaders and civil society influencers to objectively debate the potential outputs and outcomes of novel initiatives. We welcome input that improves our capacity and ability to turn Ghana into the go-to hub that it can become,” he added.
Manifesto promises
Mr Buaben Asamoa also noted that President Akufo-Addo stands tall with a clear-cut vision for Ghanaians.
“This thoughtful and decisive President we have listens. He is sensitive to the needs of the Ghanaian people, providing education to an extra 100,000 Ghanaian children a year, children John Mahama believes should be on the streets. This thoughtful, decisive President takes risks for the future of your child, running a double track system in the short term whilst preparing for the longer term with securitisation of the GETFund for massive educational infrastructure,” he said.
Source: dailystatesman.com.gh
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