Bishop Bosomtwe Ayensu
A former Methodist bishop of Obuasi, Rev Bosomtwe Ayensu, has criticised former president John Mahama for saying he will cancel the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) Act if he assumes office as president 2025.
According to the senior cleric, a cancellation of the levy will not materialise because the 2020 NDC flagbearer will not get another opportunity to lead the country.
He made the comment when he addressed journalists at the 25th synod of the Methodist Church at the Mount Zion Methodist Church, Obuasi.
The bishop further expressed disappointment in the former president for making such utterances in an attempt to sway voters.
Mr Ayensu noted that the country’s predicaments would take only wise economic decisions such as the E-Levy to get the country out of the doldrums.
He is convinced the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on the right course to get the nation back on track, and should not be distracted by such comments from the former president.
“The wrecks and shocks of the pandemic, which the Russia-Ukraine war has deepened, are clear. We should all endeavour to pay the E-Levy so the government could use the accrued money for development,” he urged. He called on the citizenry to help push the government’s agenda to industrialise the country.
Scam
Similarly, the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has described a promise by former President John Mahama to abolish the E-Levy, if elected in 2024, as “a scam”.
Addressing the media in Accra recently, he noted that Mr Mahama and his NDC are no alternative in deciding a direction “at the crossroads” because “they cannot be trusted to move the country towards prosperity”.
Mr Buaben Asamoa said the promise is a “political talk”, just like the one-time premium and the repeal of talk tax that Mr John Mahama and his NDC promised,but failed to implement when they were in power.
“In any event, can John Mahama explain the difference in his 17.5 percent tax on financial transactions and his manifesto pledge to impose a uniform tax on all electronic transactions? Are these measures E-Levy in disguise and does he stand by them?” he quizzed.
According to him, if Ghanaians reflect deeply, they will accept, as the records show, that “significant change to our political institutions and conduct, economic structure and management and positive social impact, have mostly happened under the NPP’s watch.”
The NPP Director of Communications pointed out that many very “significant national reverses” occurred under the six years of John Mahama’s presidency.
“He has since been rejected twice in elections. It’s possible his recent address is motivated by self-preservation towards his continued leadership of the NDC into 2024, given that both insiders and external observers are writing him off.
“Under John Mahama’s leadership, Ghana will slip backwards into chaotic incompetence. Just like his autobiography tells all, he cannot take decisions. As he says in his book, he will ride this country like a bicycle, out of control and dangerously downhill, merely hopeful of survival,” he added.
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