"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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Masa; Jon Mahama you not lie Badd !!!!! but the problem for you is that you LIE ; STEEL ; INCOMPETENT AND A MURDERER -JUST GO AWAY !!!!!
Please NDC should stop the so called unity walk because it is a walk for Mahama. there is nothing unity about their walk. Azaa unity Walk
Somebody tell john mahama and his f00lowers they can walk from Tarkwa to Bole Bamboi its their own business and it won't make any difference. They can stand on a mountain top and shout nobody will hear them, they are just tickling themselves like they did in 2020 JM TOASO nons*nse and this time ndc will wake up in 2020 leading in a comfortable lead at Bole Bamboi Cocoa guest house. Abodam ! post election defeat ***barred word***.
YOU CAN WALK AND PREACH YOUR LIES YOUR WHOLE LIFE UNDER THIS HOT BURNING SUN, IN EVERY SINGLE STREET OF THE NATION GHANA, IT´S YOUR OWN CAP OF TEA!!! NANA IS STILL SITTING IN HIS REIGN UNDER THE CHELLY AIR CONDITION HALL COMFORTABLY ENJOYING THE BREESE OF THE ATLATIC BLOWING THROUGH THE AIR IN THAT MAJESTIC FLAGSTAFF HOUSE!!! YOU GO SEE!!! NOW YOU DEY CRY, YOU CAN CRY A RIVER, AND NOBODY WILL LISTEN TO YOUR DESPIRATIONS MAHAMA, I AM SORRY FOR YOU A VICTIM OF YOURSELF!!!! YOU WERE BORN A LOOSER MAHAMA AND YOU´LL ALWAYS BE A LOOSER BELIEVE ME!!!!
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Is Mahama the general secretary of the ND? I am just asking oo!
This guy is greedy.mafter all these largess that you have enjoyed in government at the behests of poor people but good people of Ghana, you are still not satisfied. I think the NDC is bereft of ideas and leaders that is why they think this con man can help them come to power again. Julor!