Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Running Mate to Nana Akufo-Addo, has chided the John Mahama – NDC administration for celebrating the construction of one interchange and trumpeting its mediocre record in the last eight years, especially when a comparative look at the performance of the Kufuor-NPP administration shows that with far less resources, it did much more than the current government.
Referring specifically to the cacophony of noises that has surrounded the commissioning of the Circle Interchange, Dr. Bawumia noted that the NPP with GHC20 billion was able to institute several social intervention programmes, undertake major transformational projects in all sectors and in all parts of the country as well also build eight interchanges in eight years.
Speaking at the St. John Bosco College of Education in Navrongo on Thursday, Dr. Bawumia wondered how a government which had had over GHC248 billion in resources could be in such a jubilant mood over one interchange they had put up also in eight years.
“Can you imagine, with GHC248 billion, they have collapsed the economy, they have created hardships, they have created high unemployment, our Northern schools cannot get feeding grants in the senior high schools and we have major challenges in this economy and today they want us to be happy because they have built an Interchange at Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
“With GHC248 billion, they have been able to build only one interchange in eight years. With only GHC20 billion, the NPP built eight interchanges in eight years so they cannot try and hoodwink us by saying they have constructed Kwame Nkrumah Interchange”, he said.
Moving into the inherent corruption and incompetence that had bedevilled Ghana under the NDC, Dr. Bawumia revealed to the astonishment of the students gathered that Circle Interchange costs almost ten times what was spent on the Tetteh-Quarshie Interchange.
The Tetteh-Quarshie Interchange was constructed for around US$9 million while the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange was constructed for 75million Euros (around 82 million dollars)
“The Kwame Nkrumah Interchange costs almost 10 times what the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange cost and we are definitely not impressed because it is not enough ”, he indicated.
Dr. Bawumia urged the students of the St. John Bosco College of Education to work actively to ensure the defeat of the NDC in the upcoming election and noted that with the NDC, Ghanaians will never witness the true benefits of their taxes and resources as the NDC has decided to prioritise corruption and not the wellbeing of the people.
“We are going to get rid of this corrupt government. With this government when you say Teacher Training Allowances, they say there’s no money; when you say Nursing Training Allowances, they say there’s no money but when you say Woyome, then there’s money, GYEEDA, Bus Branding, then there’s money. Every corrupt scheme they find money but when it comes to money for the social and economic wellbeing of the people, then there’s no money”, he added.
Dr. Bawumia toured the Navrongo Central and Chiana-Paga constituencies on the 3rd day of his Upper East Regional Tour which has already seen him tour the Bongo, Nabdam, Talensi, Bolgatanga Central and Bolgatanga East constituencies.
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This is the most important question Ghanaians should ask all governments; both NDC and NPP governments. How efficiently did the NDC government apply the GHc248bn they borrowed? Could they have achieved more than they did? Where did the rest of the money go? Another key question is did the NDC government pick the right priorities or they were motivated by parochial interests in deciding projects? And did the NDC government create fair access to opportunities for all Ghanaians during their 8 years irrespective of party affiliations, and irrespective of whom you know?
OH GOD...@KWESI, people like this needs proper home sense n education so they can analyse issues not ethnic centered.. NPP in 8 years used 20b and NDC in 8years used 248b... NDC should ve done at least 10 times what the NPP did considering the money the acquired.. n you re happy bcos of an over inflated interchange cost project? woooow then i can make billions of dollars in less than 2 weeks if i ve people who thinks like this as citizen of GHANA n i'm the President... weak brains
This man is not real.
Bawumia is morally f raudulent. What did NPP do in 8 years excluding Hotel Kufour? The effect of the interchange in Ghanaian is so great that he is now attempting to use cheap politicking and morally bankrupt words to discredit this edifice. Of course, roads, hospitals and schools were ALSO built.
Dubai in Ghana. JM Toaso
GOOD WORKS IS BETTER THAN LIES. JM TOASO
Why are you writing an article or comment, nobody should bother reading it
those who attack the Ashantis are simply feeling inferior which they need to get out of it since no one would help them. not even the party the support. you would feel happy the your party is in power but it would not solve your inferiority complex. Bawumia has gone past that and excelled. get out of the inferiority jacket and grow.
Bawumia's claim of inflated cost of projects funded by the Mahama-led NDC government through sole sourcing is very true. Of the GHc248bn received from loans and taxes in the last 8 years by the NDC government, please tell us how much each of the projects trumpeted in the GRREN BOOK cost. And how much of this amount have gone into salaries and statutory payments. THE BABIES WITH SHARP TEETH, who are now filthy rich (Fiifi Kwetey, Okudzeto Ablakwa, Kojo Twum-Baofo, Omane Boamah, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Koku Anyidoho, Agyenim Boateng,etc.) were all school leavers with no work experience. They however hoodwinked late Atta Mills into believing that the ability to insult former president Kuffour on the CJA platform was commensurate to performance as ministers. Atta Mills has been proven wrong by their mediocre performance as ministers so far. Please they should tell us how much each project listed in the GREEN BOOK cost because some of us are not dumb wae. We need to make a value-for-money analysis . We also want to know how they made their monies to be able to acquire properties in Dubai and elsewhere. Mahama, his vice, COS and these Babies with sharp Teeth are desperate to remain in government because they know their deals and ***barred word*** will all be investigated and exposed by any future government other than NDC. ***barred word*** IN GOVERNMENT be ready for accountability! We will not be deceived by your so-called projects. WE SHALL PROVE TO YOU THAT POLITICS IS A NOBLE PROFESSION that should not be left in the hands of those who can just talk and insult. It is only gullible Ghanaians who will fall for your trickery and propaganda. ***barred word*** IN GOVERNMENT!