Ex-president John Mahama says the incompetence campaign waged by the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) dealt a heavy blow on his government.
According to him, the campaign, even though baseless, was so effective that even members of his own party started to believe that he and his government were incompetent.
That, he said, partly led to the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2016 elections.
“They kept shouting incompetence, incompetence, incompetence until our own people started believing that we are incompetent,” he said to a flood of laughter that swept through a forum he held in London.
“Our own NDC guys think I am incompetent. These guys must be some super people. Now, look at the super. That is super incompetence,” he said, adding the NDC became complacent at some point in the 2016 elections. He also attributed the defeat to internal squabbles within the grassroots of the party.
The 2016 election was a campaign against power outages, corruption and economic hardships.
The then-running mate of candidate Akufo-Addo, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and his wife, Samira Bawumia, waged a flawless campaign part of which was to describe the then president John Mahama as incompetent.
“When I see you, I see incompetence,” Samira said on countless occasions anytime she was presented with a platform to speak. Her husband was witty and with the poor performance of the country’s economy at the time, Dr Bawumia spared no effort in reminding his predecessor government how incompetent its officials were.
Having spent over a year in government, ex-president John Mahama said this was not the competent government the NPP promised in opposition.
“The NPP rolled out a very strong propaganda campaign. And of course, they had the media helping them.
He said had the NDC won the elections in 2016 it would have been difficult to govern the country.
“…God had a hand in what happened in 2016. If we had won the election there is nothing we will do that Ghanaians will appreciate. They will think there was a better alternative to us,” he said.
Source: adomonline.com
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Just like we all wished Nkrumah is alive today to help address our national issues, so will Ghanaian wake up one day ( not to far though)and wish you are still around to help build the health facilities and SHS for them. My only issue with you was that you also came to surround yourself with people with "SHARP TEETH" and will not listen to any advise. Signs for your kick out were long written on the wall except that you fail to see them and that has caused you dearly. Better share your lessons with Nana for we are all watching. Ghana needs the best and the committed NOT NDC or NPP
Not that they believe but they know you are incompetent Mr Infrastructure.
I repeat tata's message NOT JUST INCOMPETENT, YOU WERE NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE, YOU WERE A MESS. I add A TOTAL MESS, ABSOLUTE MESS.
Mr Mahama!!! Really? So u never saw incompetence in you?
PLEASE PREZ. MAHAMA DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE INTELLIGENCE OF GHANAIANS. WE SAW IT OURSELVES AND CAME TO KNOW VERY WELL THAT YOU PRESIDED OVER A VERY CORRUPT GOVERNMENT.WHAT WE DID NOT KNOW WAS THAT THE EXTENT OF YOUR CORRUPTION WAS MUCH PROFOUND THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT IT TO BE. IT IS BECOMING CLEAR THAT YOUR OWN PARTY NDC ITSELF WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT AND SHAMEFUL TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEXT CAMPAIGN WITH YOU.
MAHAMA, ARE YOU SERIOUS?? YOU WERE NOT ONLY INCOMPETENT!! YOU WERE NOTHING BUT AN OPPORTUNIST WHO ORGANISED BUKOM BANKU TO KILL PRESIDENT MILLS. GO ON SHOOTING YOUR PEPE MOUTH.MURDER HAS NO IMMUNITY AND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS!!! A LASCIVIOUS, SNEAKY AND SLY CHARACTER LIKE YOU WANT TO COMPARE YOURSELF TO NANA ADDO??? GO ON SHOOTING YOUR MOUTH AND REMAIN IN ILLUSIONARY SELF-DENIAL!!! YOU ARE IN FOR THE SHOCK OF YOUR LIFE!!!!!
u know it urself too and u dont need the npp to tell u that which is obvious. u were just corrupt my friend. just park urself somewhere make we think.
If you were not incompetent how cow you were unable to solve DUMSOR but the current government solved the same problem with ease? Just one example.
not just incompetent, you were not FIT FOR PURPOSE, you were a mess.
nothing is working under this government...they are indeed super incompetent. Security issues pinsooooooo, Banks issues pinsoooooooo, gps aye pinsooooooo, free shs aye pinsooooooooo, now us military base. ooooooh nana.