Back in 2008, and vying to be elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as running mate, John Dramani Mahama had short thrift by the then NPP government of having delivered great infrastructure for Ghana.
Hear him, "I think that's petty and is stuck in the kind of past mentality that we've had: that a government's achievements are based on the infrastructure that it provides. yes, government is supposed to provide infrastructure. But every government adds unto the infrastructure. And any government that succeeds Kuffour will add on to the Wonderful place.
"A person would be an ostrich to say that President Kuffour has not achieved anything. He has achieved significantly in infrastructure. But what I say is if President Rawlings did not build the road from Makola to Tetteh Quarshie, President Kufuor would not have been able to build the road from Tetteh Quashie to Mamfe. He would have had to go and start from Makola.
"And so I think that the challenges that face this country are new and we must not get stuck in the past and talk about comparing, you know, records, and that this election is about comparing records. i think it's about more than that. It's about what the wishes and aspirations of the people of this country are, you know, going forward."
But commissioning the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange recently, President Mahama was full of praise for himself, saying that the construction of the kwame Nkrumah Interchange created thousands of jobs and would do more in the coming days.
He said the project would open up the country to its neighbors for improved trade as well as reduce the time Ghanaians spend commuting to work.
The million dollar question is whether the same type of infrastructure in times past did not provide the same benefits. If they surely did, then why did he condemn the Kufuor government then? Just to score points for votes.?
Source: Daily Searchlight
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So can't anyone in Ghana send this guy to his grave . Dude is gettin outta hand , mahama need to gun down so that we can have our sweet country back . Nigga is so evil .
oh have you all forgotten that we have short memory as said by maham? Else nobody would vote for him
If a president keeps contradicting himself like that, it makes it difficult for some of us to access his credibility. He is clearly out of control and Ghanaians have to send him packing in this election. Time Aso For Change...JM twaso
YES, ELECTIONS ARE ABOUT WHAT THE WISHES AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY ARE. THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY FOR THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS ARE THAT MAHAMA HAS MADE US POORER, CORRUPTION HAS EATEN ALL THE VITALITY OF THE COUNTRY AND MAHAMA IS RULING BECAUSE OF HIS FAMILY AND CRONIES SO HE MUST GO COME DECEMBER 7. EVEN THE FOUNDER OF HIS PARTY IS FED UP WITH HIM. WE ARE REALLY SUFFERING. THINGS ARE HARD. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE GOOD PURCHASING POWER TO BUY BASIC THINGS FOR THEIR FAMILIES. NEXT CHANCE FOR MAHAMA WOULD REALLY BE A DISASTER. GOD WOULD NOT DISAPPOINT US THIS TIME. POVERTY UNDER MAHAMA HAS AFFECTED EVERYTHING; CHURCH ACTIVITIES, UTILITIES, EDUCATION, HEALTH, JUDICIARY, COMMERCE, NAME THEM. IF I WERE HIM I WOULD NOT SEEK A SECOND TERM. EVERYONE IS FED UP WITH HIM EXCEPT ASIEDU NKATIA AND ANIDOHO. CHANGE IS COMING!
You are spot on my brother. NPP must wake up. The only advert npp need is past inconsistent and lying statements from Mahama himself. There are many of those sound bites. That will put the final nail on the coffin of the ndc. NPP must wake up.
PLEASE NPP LETS HAVE A CLIP PLAYED ON THE INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS AND LIES OF MAHAMA. JUST PICK ALL HIS BUDGET/SESSIONAL AS WELL AS PARLIAMENTARY ADDRESSES AND YOU WILL SEE WHO THIS PERSON IS LIKE. HE IS ONLY INTERESTED IN POSITION AND MONEY. VERY IRRITATING AND WASTEFUL. WASTING TAX PAYERS MONEY ON ADVERTS. USELEEEESSSS BUNCH OF PEOPLE WASTING OUR RESOURCES.
MAHAMA HAS BEEN LYING TO GHANAIANS ALL THE TIME. I WONDER WHY THE NPP IS NOT PLAYING SOME OF HIS SESSIONAL ADDRESSES FOR GHANAIANS TO KNOW HOW INSINCERE THIS PERSON IS. EVERY YEAR HE PROMISES OF A MAJOR TAKE-OF OF THE GHANAIAN ECONOMY IN PARLIAMENT RAISING HOPES OF GHANAIANS IN PARLIAMENT. SINCE 2009 THE NDC HAS BEEN RAISING FALSE HOPES FOR GHANAIANS. DECEPTIVE SESSIONAL ADDRESSES WITH PROMISES THAT DO NOT SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. HE IS ONCE AGAIN DOING SAME THING BY RAISING HOPES OF GHANAIANS IN NEXT YEAR. FOOOOLIIIISHHHH TALK FULL OF DECEIT AND LIES. WE ARE FED WITH THEIR LIES AND POMPOSITY.
John Mahama stop the booozing it is making you exposing you. JM Twasoo
John Mahama is the one that has short memories and not some of us . He can only f001 some but not all of us Ghana. REJECT Liar, REJECT Corrupt, TH1ef, REJECT 1nsensitive JM.
when will some semi-illiterates like me comment on news items without resulting to insults? calling your president a villager is unfortunate. if you're privileged to read and write doesn't warrant you to write without considering your moral values. we call ourselves christians and good muslims yet our utterances portrays otherwise.