Former Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije has described President Akufo-Addo's maiden State of the Nation Address as a 'failed attempt' saying the address was couched as one meant for a political campaign.
According to the Mayor turned legislator, it was wrong for President Akufo-Addo to score former President John Mahama zero per cent for his achievements. He said though President Akufo-Addo made a good attempt in presenting the State of the Nation Address, the content of his speech was same as his campaign messages
"He should have known that this is not a political campaign. He is the president of the country who took over from a previous administration," he said.
He added, "... I think for him to come and run the previous administration down 100 per cent giving the impression that everything that administration did was wrong and did not benefit this country, I think for that he failed bitterly".
Mr. Vanderpuije said Mahama and the NDC deserve some credit because they have paved the way for accelerated development by the Akufo-Addo-led administration.
"If the president today says he's going to do one-village, one-dam, it is somebody who extended electricity to that village. It is somebody who constructed the road to that village and these are initial economic factors you'll depend on to implement your policies," he emphasised.
He further explained that the planned free Senior High School (SHS) programme by the Akufo-Addo-led government will only be feasible because Mahama has provided the necessary school facilities.
"Give credit where credit is due... That's where I am disappointed and because he didn't do that he has failed this nation," he noted.
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Source: ghanaweb.com
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If he has achieved or couldn't it is because people like you in Accra took the law into your own hands. Whilst he was doing his best you are complaining and turning everything upside down. Then you stand afar to say he has not achieved anything. A new Mayor will be in office and we will see how best you will co-operate. President Mahama has done alot and he deserves to be acknowledged but the President Nana Addo didn't because he is still in the campaign mood.
LOOK AT OKO VADERPUIJE JUST LIKE HIS BROTHER LANTE!!!!! ; uless as they come !!!!!!; what did he contribute to the devlopment of Accra City when he was a mayor except still from 'Kayaei' a stiller from America !!!!1who stole school monies he rode around town like a head of state and directed traffic in Accra ; today go to the Odour where he demolished businesses ; it is all comming back again business is thriving again and so what did you do MR OKO Vaderpuje son of a slave ancestor; JUST ***barred word*** YOUR TOXIC MOUTH !!!!!
MR abogwes3 pls kindly go n listen to sensible pple like E.T Mensah's comment abt Nana Addo's state of the nation address n stop this ***barred word*** propaganda, do u think we r driving banku n braiding women hair here ehh!!!....abufus3m
No where near your failure as mayor of Accra
Look at this scruffy man too
I can't wait to see the special prosecutor at post..mammals like oko and co must be jailed
This man thinks he is talking to Chorkor fishermen. He is one of those who made John Mahama lose the election.
PLEASE NANA DID NOT COME TO POUND FUFU OR BRAID LADIES HAIR, OKO YOU WERE AT THE WRONG PLACE
Mr." abodwetse", go find some place perch. Your days are over.
Oko, fixed the urban waste in Accra. Accra is like New york to Oko. Please do not comment on the President speech because you failed massively.