At a recent press conference held in Bolgatanga, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) launched a vehement critique of former President John Dramani Mahama, dismissing his current presidential aspirations as illogical and unfounded.
The NPP National Youth Organizer, Salam Mustapha, who read the party’s statement, questioned Mahama’s motives for seeking the presidency once again, sarcastically asking if he had left something at the Jubilee House that warranted his return.
Mr. Mustapha urged Mr. Mahama to disclose any such reasons to the people of Ghana, suggesting it would be best for him to retire peacefully.
His statement emphasized the historical rejection of Mahama by Ghanaian voters, noting that Mahama is the only leader in Ghana’s history—from Kwame Nkrumah to Akufo-Addo—who faced rejection when seeking re-election.
He highlighted that Mr. Mahama had been rejected twice—first as vice president and then as president—despite having two terms to prove his leadership capabilities.
The NPP Youth Organizer continued by criticizing Mr. Mahama’s tenure as president, describing it as marked by significant failures, particularly regarding power supply issues.
Mr. Mustapha accused Mahama of presiding over a period of “dumsor,” a term used to describe erratic power outages that plagued the country.
He alleged that Mr. Mahama’s government had recklessly signed excessive take-or-pay power purchasing agreements (PPAs), leading to the Ghanaian government incurring up to $1 billion annually for unused power.
This, he argued, contributed to financial wastage and forced the Akufo-Addo administration to negotiate new packages to mitigate these excesses.
Mr. Mustapha also took aim at Mr. Mahama’s economic management, asserting that Mahama inherited a thriving economy but managed to worsen it.
He pointed out that by 2014, the Ghanaian cedi had become the worst-performing currency, and by 2015, Ghana had to seek an IMF bailout.
He criticized Mr. Mahama for failing to address unemployment, which led to the establishment of the Unemployed Young Graduates Association, and for his admission of economic mismanagement, which he metaphorically described as reducing the economy to “bones.”
Mr. Mustapha depicted Mahama’s leadership as ineffective and lacking accountability, casting doubt on his suitability for a future term in office.
Source: A1Radioonline.com | 101.1MHz | Moses Apiah | Bolgatanga
