President John Mahama has warned Ghanaians against continually changing incumbent governments to try new ones saying such a situation stalls development.
Speaking to the electorate at the inauguration of a market square at New Abirem in the Abirem constituency of the Eastern region, Mr Mahama said the project, which started in 1997 during the administration of Mr Jerry John Rawlings stalled for so many years due to regular change of governments.
According to him, had the National Democratic Congress won the 2000 polls instead of the New Patriotic Party, the project would have been continued and completed a long time ago.
Mr Mahama’s comments come just a few days after his arch-rival, Nana Akufo-Addo, flag bearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) told party supporters in the Volta Region during his campaign tour that he will not abandon projects started by the Mahama administration should he (Akufo-Addo) win the forthcoming polls.
“One of the tragedies of this nation is the long list of abandoned projects dotted around this country; we (NPP) have committed ourselves to tackling this disgraceful phenomenon through the National Asset Protection Project to ensure the continuity of projects.”
“We, in the NPP, do not see the construction of the road from Asikuma through Peki to Hohoe, no matter what it is christened, as a party political obligation on a ruling party. We see it as part of our national commitment to improve upon the lives of the people.”
He added that “anyone who has been on the roads that I have been on recently, be it Yendi to Saboba, or Asikuma through Peki through to Hohoe or Jasikan or Dambai to Nkwanta, no one who has been on any of these roads or similar ones around this country would even think of abandoning work on them because it was started by a political opponent. That is not the NPP way,” the three-time flag bearer said.
Source: classfmonline.com
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This is the most infantile statement I have heard in a long time from no less a person than the President. Am wondering why then he didn't allow Kuffour govt to continue. This man has become so desperate. Change is definitely coming.
We are where we are because of dysfunctional brains like this in the helm of affairs in the country.
Ah, ah, ah! 'Agya Ghana yabre agu'. Was this our Vice-/President for the past 8 years? No wonder we are where we are now. CORRPT IN HIS THOUGHTS!
It's obvious to u that you have lost the battle. Your pronouncement the past few days depicts a hopelessness in your own self.If u hav really worked for a second term Ghanaians will decide so stop crying. 2008 was okay for you. Look at how you have messed up the economy with corruption, arrogance and impunity. Change is coming. Start backing cos u will have the shock of your life. Stalling development indeed. Desperate power-drunk man. Saagyewa!
just listen to yourself. if government were not changed would you have been where you are? you are truly showing how shallow you are.
Mr. President, since when did you know this? You actually said this out of desperation and am sure you have regretted it now. "When you are drowning, all the leaves deserts you". # Change is here#
Per your logic the change in 2008 has badly affected Ghana no wonder our development has stalled or retrogressed badly. Massa cut th ***barred word*** "reason"
What a president!!!!
Make yourself life president. We will wait till you die before we elect and new president. Mental patient.
How can a president be so ***barred word***. He doesn't even understand democracy and the reason for party politics yet he was in parliament for years and at the presidency for 8 good years. He should be ashamed of himself. This president has not contributed anything meaninful to this republic apart from misery and poverty. I wonder why people still vote for him. Is there no better person in NDC?