President John Mahama has warned Ghanaians against continually changing incumbent governments to try new ones saying such a situation stalls development.
Speaking to the electorate at the inauguration of a market square at New Abirem in the Abirem constituency of the Eastern region, Mr Mahama said the project, which started in 1997 during the administration of Mr Jerry John Rawlings stalled for so many years due to regular change of governments.
According to him, had the National Democratic Congress won the 2000 polls instead of the New Patriotic Party, the project would have been continued and completed a long time ago.
Mr Mahama’s comments come just a few days after his arch-rival, Nana Akufo-Addo, flag bearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) told party supporters in the Volta Region during his campaign tour that he will not abandon projects started by the Mahama administration should he (Akufo-Addo) win the forthcoming polls.
“One of the tragedies of this nation is the long list of abandoned projects dotted around this country; we (NPP) have committed ourselves to tackling this disgraceful phenomenon through the National Asset Protection Project to ensure the continuity of projects.”
“We, in the NPP, do not see the construction of the road from Asikuma through Peki to Hohoe, no matter what it is christened, as a party political obligation on a ruling party. We see it as part of our national commitment to improve upon the lives of the people.”
He added that “anyone who has been on the roads that I have been on recently, be it Yendi to Saboba, or Asikuma through Peki through to Hohoe or Jasikan or Dambai to Nkwanta, no one who has been on any of these roads or similar ones around this country would even think of abandoning work on them because it was started by a political opponent. That is not the NPP way,” the three-time flag bearer said.
Source: classfmonline.com
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why is this man fear the word change like this. He thought 8 years will never come. People are elected by citizenry to govern them to better their lives but not to destroy their business by fighting with them at the banks and tax them in everything including condoms to bring hardship to them.If the president does not know, there are too much hardship inflicted on the people of Ghana by his government. Businesses are collapsing and even petty trading are falling all because people do not have money to buy and you don not want to be changed.
Right oooo. You nailed it. Mahama must knw the difference, ... he's President!
Any person who fears change refuse to grow. Change brings greater opportunity and better development. So is our president saying, Since the NPP government was changed in 2008, there has been no or development has stalled. Oh Ghana why. Hmmmm, lets vote with our heads and not our hearts. Ghana needs competent and dedicated leaders to change our fortunes. God bless our homeland GHANA.
Really, we are not changing government, we only going to change corrupt president.
Change brings growth, prosperity, progress Mr president doesn't know what he was talking about change is good.
Waa look! A whole president speaking like a class one pupil. Ghana abr3 agu!
Where were you when Acheampong proposed Union Government?And what was the results of the referendum?
Really?
This Mahama guy need his head checked..... This is dictator mentality..... We will change you to end the corruption in your govt. vision11ess president
Interesting times....I guess he knows whats going down.Your comments these days mr president,is very uncalled for...I just cant think far.....