Flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says it is heartbreaking to draw a comparison between Obuasi, which is a mining community, and Johannesburg.
He says proceeds from the mining of minerals have been used to develop Johannesburg in South Africa, while Obuasi is nothing to write about.
The former president, who is seeking another term in office, said all around the world, mining communities are the best, but the same cannot be said in Ghana. In his next term, priority will be given to such places and developments.
“When you go to mining communities across the world, they are one of the best when it comes to development. These communities have been developed with the proceeds from the mines, but the same cannot be said about Ghana.
Look at Obuasi; you cannot compare Obuasi to Johannesburg because Johannesburg is seeing all the development. So when we come to power, we will work with Nananom in order to use some of the proceeds to develop Obuasi so that in the near future.
"When the gold is finished, we can also say Obuasi benefited from the gold in there,” he said while addressing Chiefs, elders and people of Obuasi.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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Hypocrate..... get lost. Corrupt and ***barred word*** man.
Are you not ashamed to be in Obuasi to talk about this?
Oooooh Mahama, is it not under your watch when obuasi mines collapsed? The inconsistency is just too much Jdm.
MAHAMA IS A JOKE. WHAT DID HE DO WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT...... HE'S A FAILURE
John Mahama is a very skillful con politician. And a very courageous and ***barred word*** person. But in it all, he thinks all of us are ***barred word***. But how can a man who has been at the helm of political power for eight solid years and did nothing basic for Obuasi. Now turns round and cry for the cash cow of Ghana. Under Mahamas watch, the Obuasi mine which had operated for over hundred years, was shut down, under the weight of dumsor. The mine managers decided to cut their loses and sell the mine to the Assntehende for $100.00 . Because, the mining environment was collapsing under the incompetent John Mahama administration. It would not be surprising, he would tell the people of Komenda, l built a factory for you, but the Nana Akufo government has collapsed it. This is the character the nation is dealing with.
but you were a member of parliament, deputy minister, cabinet minister, vice president and president. it never occur to you to show concern about the plight of Adansi Obuasi? is it because you want to trick Ghanaians to vote for you again? on 24th July 2012 you were sworn in as president, then on 7th January 2013 you were sworn in again as president yet it never occur to you to do something about the plight of Obuasi when your government was receiving taxes from the mining companies operating in Obuasi? this is toxic dishonesty!
Hahahaaaa, how do you also feel comparing your hometown BOLE to hometown of the current monarch, KYEBI?
Mahama thinks Ghanian's are ***barred word*** as he said in Ghana NDC party always resort to lies to win their votes to come to power so he is lying all round to Ghanaian's. We shall see if lies always win elections in Ghana as prescribe by NDC and Mr.mahama
You have been in politics since you left school in Legon. You have been in political office than any other politician in Ghana, when did you realized this?, you are campaigning for office again so you talking as if you were not part of the problem You and the NPP are all the same just that we don't have alternatives. You guys have refused to think out side the box Greedy bastards.
...and how many years were you in power? I hate when politicians talk like that. They are all the same!