If elections were held in Ghana today, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) would lose because the government has failed Ghanaians, Ablekuma South MP Alfred Oko Vanderpuije has said.
According to Mr Vanderpuije, the NPP’s performance in government is below par compared to the previous National Democratic Congress administration which the NPP severely criticised.
Speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Tuesday 30 May, he told show host Moro Awudu: “Going into the [2016] elections, with everything that was happening under the NDC administration led by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama – we were attending to the needs of our schools, road networks, railway networks, attending to the needs of energy, attending to those challenges. We were busy attending to all those things, then the opposition party came along and said: ‘This government is working with too many people as ministers of state, this government is borrowing too much money, the utilities are too high, this government is incompetent.’ Today, they are saying don’t use that word ‘incompetent’…
“Secondly, the same party now in power hasn’t done anything about utility bills…they haven’t done anything about it and they will not do anything about it, mark my words. It is going to continue, that is what people are facing every day. They told them [Ghanaians] as soon as they come to office it is going to change, but it hasn’t changed.
“They said we were taking too many ministers of state [but] now you come and you are close to tripling it – 110 ministers. And you were calling us incompetent but you needed 110 ministers to justify you can do the work? You don’t need 110 ministers.
“Today, Ghana has the highest ministerial appointments with a population of 27 million, so who is incompetent? So Ghanaians have already seen. They have seen that this government is not going to offer them anything and, therefore, I’m telling you if there was election today they would lose.
“I’m on the ground, parliament has been on recess, so I’ve been on the streets of my constituency, I’ve been in schools, on the streets, in homes everyday …I’m at the Mamprobi Police Station painting the whole police station, it has never been painted since we knew it as children. I’m cleaning the gutters, working with the community, visiting the polyclinics, I know what is happening. I talk to the people every day and I know that today, if you were to put a ballot box anywhere in this country, NPP would lose.”
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dr.vanderpuye ..relly....are you sure.... dr. vanderpuye is saying ...“I’m on the ground, parliament has been on recess, so I’ve been on the streets of my constituency, I’ve been in schools, on the streets, in homes everyday …I’m at the Mamprobi Police Station painting the whole police station, it has never been painted since we knew it as children. I’m cleaning the gutters, working with the community, visiting the polyclinics, I know what is happening. I talk to the people every day and I know that today, you are saying these things below....? all these thing were there when you spent 8 years in government...
KAAIII KAAI, WHAT IS THIS MAN SAYING. DOES HE UNDERSTAND THE GESTATION PERIODS OF POLICIES. EVEN IF THE NPP WERE TO PLANT CASSAVA WOULD IT HAVE MATURED. FIVE MONTHS AND YOU SAY THIS PARTY HAS FAILED.COMMON ON, LETS BE SERIOUS. IF YOU LIKE CONDUCT AN OPINION POLL YOURSELF AND SEE THE OUTCOME.YOU THINK GHANAIANS ARE FOO-----OOO----OOOLS TO VOTE NDC BACK TO LOOT US AGAIN?
Why don't you trigger a by-election by stepping down do you can confirm such empty advertising. Empty bag head full of porridge.
This man is a fo*l does your constituency represent the whole of Ghana? He is bitter because John mahama promised him a ministerial position and they are in opposition, the promise he gave his constituents us a mirage so trying to shift the blame on the new government. Okoh continue to leave your gullible followers in darkness for you to be able to use them but for the 169 constituencies who voted for good living and future they are happy for the change,they are enjoying the change,they have a future with the change,they are confident and hopeful with the change and the next election your seat will be part of the winning team.
If you were better why this humiliating unprecedented defeat? If ndc were working for Ghanaians does that mean the people were blind to see the ndc working but chose the NPP accusation more serious than seeing the work of the ndc? These are some of the things that make ndc unattractive taking everyone as st*pid and can't differentiate between good and evil. Vanderpuye Ghanaians showed to you they are not fo*ls for you to stay in the U.S.A without building a house for yourself but joined the ndc government to build a mansion. Ghanaians are not fo*ls for you to come down from the u.s.a with nothing to be somebody in Ghana. Ndc keep on insulting the good people of Ghana for choosing their own government and your party will continue to be in opposition forever. Ghanaians remember the ndc killer taxes which went into ndc HQs, Ghanaians remember the ghost names pay stub which went to ndc HQs Ghanaians remember the inflated contract sums which are being reduced by the contractors themselves and are these what will help the ndc if elections are held today?Tickle yourselves and laugh and still take the good people for granted and by 2020 ndc will get 39% in presidential and 50 seats in parliamentary. Mark it on the wall or anywhere you will never forget.2020 Okoh Vanderpuye will lose his seat,I'm predicting it and it will come to pass.
Where is the $600M 'Conti Project' Another day dreamer.
Yoooooo Keep on dreaming!!
Be in your campaign mode and think agbenaa****
very true
NPP will lose to who? I don't think the ndc kai! Ndc over the dead bodies of Ghanaians the worst of the NPP is the best of the ndc,Ghanaians are discerning and know of the 2 evils which one is lesser. Kai! Ndc to come back to power for what? When the mud waters of galamsey done by ndc imported Chinese are turning clearer and you think Ghanaians will make a mistake? Be in your 2016 campaign mode and thing agbena, with your gargantuan corruption which some if you are returning their lo*ted monies and think Ghanaians would want you back,even your ndc footsoldiers don't want you they know you as educated armed robbers who are skilled in using the pens to lo*t the nation. Ndc yamutu, it will be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than ndc ruling Ghana again. What do you take Ghanaians for? Rob your mouth against the ground for saying that, ndc need help to cure their kpokpogbligbli attack from the elections shock.