Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his disappointment in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for promoting nepotism in its administration.
Delivering his speech at the maiden National Conference of Ex-MMDCES on Saturday, May 12, 2018, Mr. Mahama stated that the failure of the NPP government to create equal opportunities for all Ghanaians destroys the spirit of oneness.
“One of the things that I feel sad about is a certain tendency that is destroying the spirit of national integration and unity. We might belong to different political parties but we are Ghanaians first and foremost, and the opportunities of this country should open up to all Ghanaians.
“This is why President Mills had the mantra ‘father for all’. It meant that he was president of all Ghanaians and so all Ghanaians should enjoy all opportunities. During our administration, we as much as possible ensured that the opportunities were open to everybody. So NDC businessmen were working, NPP businessmen were working, CPP businessmen were working. Everybody was getting something to do”.
Mr. Mahama asserted that his impartiality “is what created part of the problem for people like me in the party because people didn’t understand why this NPP contractor has this job and I don’t have anything”.
He admonished the NPP administration for selfishly placing the needs of its members above Ghanaians.
“If we are to build a nation, then we must have that heart to build to accommodate everybody in the economic advancement of our country. But since the NPP came, it is like the proverbial ‘you have to feed your children first before you feed someone’s children’. Who are someone’s children? We are all Ghanaians”, the former President argued.
I am saddened by nepotism in NPP Government - Mahama
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Source: Ghanaweb.com
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Mahama is really getting mad and has not fully recovered for his defeat. Look who is talking of Nepotism after selling Ghana's Bauxite to your brother. This IDOT thinks Ghanaians are ***barred word*** people.
Sel,so you think your ndc is alive? You don't know what you talking about because you are a f00*00l, let me remind you that the Akyems are Akans and it was the Akans who are the majority in Ghana who have all the natural resources in Ghana who voted out ndc thi*ves from the seat of Government to safe keep the money from our resources. If you don't understand and you think your 4 regions can give you power we shall see in 2020. We are not st*pid to give our country to people with no sense ,no vision, no clue of building a nation but only are smart to create loot and share. Tell us how you people can convince us over Akufo Addo and his workaholic government who have used less than 1 and a half years to do what ndc with 8 years couldn't do? You think loud noise is what Ghanaians need? You people are joking ! Ndc is dead !
It is better than your non-nepotic but very corrupt NDC government...... This Kanazoe ford bribe taker is seriously annoying..... Shut the f..uck up incompetent, greedy and corrupt John Mahama......
So what mantra did you have Agambire, Ibrahim mahama, Kofi Job and the foreigners Queiroz Galvao,Embrayer the Brazilian Connection. In which they rented equipment from your brother. Ghanaians are wide awake and will not fall for your antics again.
What will you call it, when you gave over 60% of natural resources to your brother?
Ephemeral comment from Mahama
You appoint even your ex girlfriends as ambassadors..... What a shame. I'm sure there are other girlfriends in many other positions. We all know the akyem agenda and come 2020, we'll show them where power really comes from.... Akuffo Addo is a disappointment...
Hello Mahama, do you really listen to the Founder of your Party? What does he say about your Administration and how it is faring under your imposed watch? And that you love the stolen money you have in your possession more than the general welfare of the people of Ghana? Please, please! stop your loose and baseless talks. your time is over! You lack the political Leadership, you were only lucky to have the chance which you have woefully misused.
Why won't this ***barred word*** keep quite at least for sometime
Massa we from Western Region know the population dynamics of Ghana and where the resources come from in Ghana and those you appointed in your government. You were forced to appoint an incompetent person from Western Region as Oil Minister.