"NDC is a party which doesn’t lie, we don’t tell lies. We don’t promise on what we can’t fulfill and if we can, we will promise on that....... I do remember during the campaign period they promised to give each constituency one million dollars, but we were in power and I made them know such isn’t possible, but they said Oh they can do it," these are the words of the former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama.
The former President was addressing scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) activists at the Unity Walk at Tarkwa in the Western Region today, November 25.
This is the fourth in a series of walks after similar events were held in Accra, Tamale and Cape Coast.
Leading thousands of party faithful in a unity walk aimed at re-energizing the grassroots of the party as part of on-going efforts towards rebuilding the party as recommended by the Professor Kwesi Botchwey report, the former President other NDC bigwigs marched through some principal streets in the Tarkwa township; singing, dancing and drumming.
The Unity Walk first started the walk from Tamso-Nsuta Junction Station through Tarkwa/Aboso, Market-Circle, Railway Quarters, Cyanide and finally end at the Tarkwa Community Centre where the ex-president and other party leaders addressed the huge crowd
According to Mr Mahama, the NDC knew that most of the promises made by the NPP, especially the assurance of giving each constituency one million dollars, prior to the 2016 elections, were not feasible and only aimed at wooing Ghanaians to vote for them.
As part of plans to industrialize and transform the Ghanaian economy, then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, indicated his government’s plans to help establish a factory in each of the 216 districts across the country.
Nana Akufo-Addo also promised to establish one dam in every village in the northern part of the country to boost agriculture through a well planed irrigation policy.
The NPP Flagbearer also promised to create another region from the Western Region, should he emerge winner in the December polls among others.
His promises were however met with questions of feasibility and criticism from the governing NDC with the party largely accusing him of pandering for votes.
The party’s flagship programme, the free SHS policy, was however implemented in September this year.
But at the NDC's Unity Walk in Tarkwa on Saturday, former President Mahama revisited the issue saying Ghanaians are "disappointed" in the NPP for its "fake promises".
"Ghanaians are getting disappointed with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) because of the fake promises they continue to make...It is clearly evident that after the NPP took power, most people are getting disappointed because the things they promised to do are not what Ghanaians are seeing”.
Watch video of ex-president Mahama's address below:
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Please, Peacefm you can do better than this. The video attached to the story is not well positioned. I just watched the same video on Ghanaweb with no problem. Why?
Please, Peacefm you can do better this. The video attached to the story is not well positioned. I just watched the same video on Ghanaweb with no problem. Why?
John Mahama promised to build 200 SHS in 4 years but he built 43, most of them uncompleted. All that he built was with the help of the world bank. Now he saying he is not a liar.
Let's allow Prez Mahama to contest. This time around , he will not use state resources. We go chop he and his brother's money.
He will only learn when he looses the ndc presidential candidature.
Is this guy really a communicator?I doubt his communications credentials because he communicates poorly.He speaks empty all the time,he doesn't make sense at all.A party full of ***barred word***,illiterates and semi-illiterates,who speak before reasoning;It's clear NDC has nothing to offer mother Ghana.Real nation wreckers!
May I know if Prof Kwesi Botchwey was among those who went for the so called unity walk. I believe he did not because he had known what went wrong and NDC executives are adamant to open up and make corrections. Mahama made a lot of blunders and they are covering up to put him (Mahama) there before letting loose the report. Where lies the wisdom. Aaa yooo we dey ooo.
when will the stup1>d1ty of this man stop. it looks like last years defeat is still in his system and it is still controlling more than that stuff he sniffs. well i am happy for ndc bcos he has taken the position he truly deserves in the party which is a serial talker. he talks without thinking. how this man became president of Ghana is still shocking to me. but as ***barred word*** as they are they will bring him back for 2020 and he will be humiliated again.
Akronfuo no ahyiam 3wo Tarkwa. The same old faces no new faces, this shows how unattractive the ndc is becoming. They carry their people anywhere they go for that us*less walk to deceive their f00lowers they are still ndc but na lie the party is at the verge of collapse. NPP never carried people anywhere in opposition but the people came to them this is the difference. In fact Sammy Awuku and others worked too fantastic to make the party attractive and still attractive to floating voters hahaha! ndc ooo awuto party, ndc yamutu, ndc akronfuo party, ndc mafia, ndc crackerfuo, ndc kriminal organisation, ndc anti- Ghana, ndc unpatriotic ins*nsitive party, ndc hate Western region, Central region, Ashanti region, BA and the Eastern region, ndc killed former Vice President Arkaah and President Mills ndc use our people from the Centrsl region for votes and dump them, why is john mahama walking without Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur ? think about that ! when Dr Bawumiah was everywhere when NPP was in opposition. 2020 we go show Mahama paper and his people.
So this man was once a president in this beautiful country called Ghana? God have mercy on us cuz we have suffered under this man called John Mahama, nothing more to say