Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of dabbling in pettiness.
According to him, Akufo-Addo keeps plagiarising the projects he commissioned during his tenure.
“I thought they are only good in plagiarizing speeches. Didn’t know they are good in plagiarizing projects too” he said while speaking to thousands of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the tenth and last unity walk of the party in Aflao, Volta Region.
According to him, “the projects they (NPP) described as photoshop, they are now going round commissioning them today. But you know the most shocking, they are also cutting sod again for projects that we have cut sod for already. Kumasi airport phase 2, we got the loan $65 million, we sent it to parliament, parliament approved it. On December 6, 2016 I was asked to go cut sod for the project, when I went to the site, the contractor had started working, he had taken control of the site, he had cleared the place and started working. And I broke the ground for the commencement of work.
“On 7th January 2017 they asked him to stop work and they kept him waiting for 18 months and they come back and cut the same sod, same contractor, same money, same site and you ask the contractor to build and finish in two years. That project would have been completed by next year, what a waste of national resources,” Mahama bemoaned.
He continued: “Let me give you examples, and that is the pettiness of the NPP. They cannot even give credit where it is due. What does it take away from you if you give credit? President Rawlings carried out the feasibility study for the Bui Dam project, President Kufuor came and found the money and started the project, When president Mills came the money wasn’t enough so he went to China and got additional money to continue, the project was finally finished under president Mahama.
“When I went to commission the project, I invited President Kufuor to come and sit down. I told the whole country that this man started this project, what do you lose? When President Mills was commissioning the N1 project, he invited President Kufuor and he said it is this man who started it. What do you lose? It shows the pettiness, low standards, immaturity of the NPP as a government. There are many other projects that I know they will come to commission them. This plagiarism; I thought that only speeches were plagiarized but now I know that projects can also be plagiarized,” he added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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THE PRESIDENT WHO HAS NO SHAME. CAMPAIGN TRAIL OR UNITY WALK. NOTHING UNIFYING ABOUT THE WALK SO FAR.
THAT IS A GOOD ON FROM THE AFFABLE MAHAMA. HE IS A GEM AND BRAINY. THE NPP KNOWS NO SHAME ELSE THEY WILL NOT ADOPT PROJECTS MAMAHA STARTED AS THEIR OWN.
Do Presidents own copy rights to Ghana government projects now? A time will come no one will vote for these politricians.NDC why?
Mr. Mahama, you have ever traveled on Bole-Bamboi road? If yes, bow down your head in shame. It is the major road to your hometown, Bole. This road was built by President Kufour. The NDC had played politics with this road for a very long time before President Kufour came. NDC cut sod several times but never built the road. If you cut sod at the eleventh hour when your party loses power, the new government should come and beg you before actual work starts on a project that never was, eh? The money you used for the sod cutting, is it from your pocket or the tax payers of this country? I hope youinject some reasoning into your arguments these days , otherwise people willnot take you very serious in future. Just a friendly advise.
Pardon me for saying this but as a former President and and elder statement you are a ......., no wonder you earned the title '***barred word***' during your presidency!
Sorry! St. Peter, "What plagiarism?" has plagiarized your comments. You may confirm it by yourself. Please, note that Mr. dragon is a good citizen NOT a Spectator!!
@coool,your mother is an ape and so is your father...
I don't get it, Mr. Mahama. What plagiarism are you talking about? You do not have any rights to any of the so called projects that you started with our tax money. These are not your projects but Ghana projects and the current president has every right to stop, review, change and relaunch as he sees fit. Politics aside, any person who compares the NDC's Green Book projects with the facts on the ground will quickly see that it was all about propagande. Unfortunately, propaganda don't make a nation. The facts are now coming to haunt Mr. Mahama and that's so defensive of his failures. The truth hurts!
I don't get it, Mr. Mahama. What plagiarism are you talking about? You do not have any rights to any of the so called projects that you started with our tax money. These are not your projects but Ghana projects and the current president has everything to stop, review, change and relaunch as he sees fit. Politics aside, any person who compares the NDC's Green Book projects with the facts on the ground will quickly see that it was all about propagande. Unfortunately, propaganda don't make a nation. The facts are now coming to haunt Mr. Mahama and that's so defensive of his failures. The truth hurts!
You are a gentleman do not go there? To the media the pen is mightier than the sword.