A former Minister in the Mahama-led government has hit back at vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on his claim that the National Democratic did not introduce any social intervention programme in last eight-year rule.
According to Felix Kwakye-Ofosu, Dr. Bawumia’s comment demonstrate he lacks the technical know-how when it comes to issues of social intervention, saying “There is a fundamental flaw of the appreciation of social intervention by the Vice President”.
Dr. Bawumia at the weekend challenged the NDC come out clear on social interventions it introduced in the Mills/Mahama eight-year tenure. This was some members of the NDC had accused the NPP government of looking on for Ghanaians to go through hardships.
The veep did not agree with the assertion by the NDC, stated the NPP has made interventions by reducing taxes and introduced Free SHS among other polices to shoulder some of the burdens off Ghanaians.
But commenting on the issue Monday, Mr. Kwakye-Ofosu who served as a deputy Communication Minister said Dr. Bawumia has a “narrow mind” in the definition of social intervention.
“He [Dr. Bawumia] is not making any point; he is seeking to blame the NDC for the hardships Ghanaians are going through,” he said on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show.
Mr. Kwakye-Ofosu argued since the NPP government came to power, there have been constant increase in fuel prices, and recently an increase in telecommunication tariffs which is to take effect from November.
He said the Vice President ought to admit that hardship is at its worst under the NPP government, something the president has admitted as a fact.
The NDC has done much more in terms of social intervention policies, as against what the NPP has done, he claimed.
“When you add the social interventions that Dr. Bawumia talks about and measure it against the taxes, there is no benefit derived from social interventions. I don’t think we should encourage this lowering of the bar by the Vice President. The reality on the ground is that, the hardship on the ground is the worst,” he mentioned,” he stated.
In his view, the NPP government is insensitivity to the plight of Ghanaians.
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Source: UTV/3news.com
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mmm. Do they even understand what Dr Bawumia is asking of them ?
YOU JUST BEAT ABOUT THE ***barred word*** YOU COULD NOT MENTION ONE OF SOCIAL INTERVENTION BY NDC
NDCs social interventions include bus branding corruption, double salary to their ministers, SADA corruption, GYEDAA stealing, Elvis Afriyie $3M cash to Brazil, dumsor for 5 years, withdrawal of teacher and nurses training allowances, cancellation of free maternal care, Wayome cash........ and many many more......
You guys mek I laugh aaaaaaaaaaaaaa herrr, you are bad boys..hahahahahahahahahhahaha. But come to think of it I have tried to look for just one social intervention from the NDC and masssa, I can't find even half of one.
WHY DONT U RESPOND TO HIS QUESTION MR FORMER MINISTER,
God save Ghana. And please God dont come down now. Allow the likes of Felix Kwakye Ofosu to come to terms with reality and confess their sins so you can take them along. Thank you Lord
Our best social intervention was, 'DUMSOR" for 5 years. Any problem about that? I think it is still the best social intervention to have happened in this country. Because it affected and impacted evry facet of our national development.
CHILDREN OF TODAY. WHAT IS HIS NAME MPO. fELIX........kWAKYE RIGHT. PLEASE THIS IS A FREE ADVICE TO YOU. THE VICE PRESIDENT DID NOT INSULT MAHAMA OR ANYBODY. HE JUST SAID IS A CHALLENGE, JUST LIST ONE, ONE P3. WHY THE INSULT. GHANA POLITICS. REMEMBER WHAT SUNDAY SCHOOL THOUGHT YOU. INSULTING AN ELDERLY. SIMPLE ADVICE DONT ALLOW POLITICS TO TAKE YOU WHERE YOU DONT WANT TO GO BECAUSE YOU ARE REDUCING YOU AGE BY INSULTING THE ELDERLY.
With such utterances how can you make NDC attractive. How can you call a whole vice president a shallow minded. He asked for simple list. Just name kne or two social interventions that NDc introduce..
OUR GREAT AND ILLUSTROUS LEADER HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN MAHAMA PROVIDED SANITARY PADS FOR SOME SELECTED GIRLS IN SHS AS THE BEST SOCIAL INTERVENTION POLICY DURING OUR 8 YEARS. SO WHY ARE OUR LEADERS IN THE NDC NOT ANSWERING DR BAWUMIAS QUESTION BUT RESORTING TO INSULTS. ?