Former Communications Minister in the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has hit hard at the Akufo-Addo government accusing him of "promising heaven but delivering hell".
According to him, Ghanaians have seen through what this current administration stands, claiming unbearable hardships as a result of astronomical fuel price increases, unfulfilled electoral promises and job losses have become the order of the day.
Contributing to a panel discussion on Radio Gold’s "Alhaji and Alhaji" programme, Dr. Omane Boamah said the NPP government has so failed to honour its numerous campaign promises, which won them political power.
“We are dealing with a government that came into office on the back of major promises; promising heaven and delivering hell. Hardships and when I talk about hardships, I am talking about fuel prices; if you ask yourself today, are you buying fuel less than what you were buying it 2 years and 3 months ago? The answer is an emphatic no. Juxtapose that with the promise that the NPP offered”, he averred.
“Talk to the civil servants, even releases for them to be able to push paper for them to be able to do their work, year in year out, this government has been running acutely severe arrears. I am sure Ghanaians are very much aware of the extent of job losses, not just to talk about job losses at the banking sector alone which are very obvious as we heard the victims talk about it in public”, he chided.
He patted the back of the Minority in Parliament led by Hon. Ato Forson for enumerating some of the reported job losses and potential job losses that this country is facing; reiterating that the economy under President Akufo-Addo and his government is indeed in shambles.
He asserted that the job losses within the banking sector is as a result of the "reckless, vindictive and targeted policies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration"; adding that many companies have also laid off workers due to unfair and high electricity tariffs.
“The effect of the bad economy has been that even Beer price has increased. The other effect has been that Yoghurt, even that is not spared, and so beyond the rent, food prices, fuel, transportation cost and all have gone up. This is a government that promised that they were going to deliver heaven and this is what they are delivering”, he slammed.
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I beg to differ on electricity tariffs. It is better now than when you were in charge. U left ECG to charge us with any rate and when we complained u directed us to buy fuel and run generators to power our homes.
Omane Boamah please be careful you are in London for your studies which if your govt was prudent enough, you could have pursued in Ghana so you are able to buy BEER and YOGHURT Freely from SAINSBURYS and the likes. you talking. who did your coursework for you when in Ghana. don't bring your self. you know the truth. Politics is cheap
Omane are you there? … One person in the previous Mahama Administration who constantly and absurdly wears the cloth of a boot licker throwing intelligence to the dogs is this apology of a former minister. He and Felix largely brought down the NDC. He is found his silly voice again..I.D.I.O.T.
I just don't get this. When exchange rate impacts prices and it is stabilized our traders still hold on to the old prices like before!!!!
NDC NDC NDC is too bitter
I thought using increased prices of things like fuel,beer,milk etc to gain political advantage is old fashioned.Tell us the prices of same items before NDC took power in 2008. The fact is that Ghanaians have always refused to endure some hardships as a precursor to comfortable conditions in the nearest future.Thry did it to Nkrumah, Busia etc.But it took us no where. What we need in our politics today are ideas that will bring real growth and development not price comparisons.Thst is too cheap !!!!
Because of the BAD economy he inherited from Mr. TIO (The Incompetent One) - Mahama. You knew one CREATE, LOOT & SHARE!