Managing Editor of the National Forum Newspaper, James Kwabena Bomfeh, believes so long as bulls are trapped by their horns and men ensnared by their words, Ex-President John Dramani Mahama will be found wanting in the latter's promise to repeal the E-Levy - an electronic transfer policy - initiated by the current government should he be voted back to power.
Mr. Mahama, delivering a public lecture at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra on Monday, May 2, assured Ghanaians that, when voted into power, he will make sure the E-Levy is scrapped as he described the levy as a "repressive tax".
"A new National Democratic Congress government, God willing and with the votes of the sovereign people of Ghana – in 2025 – will repeal the E-Levy Act. Even as this government remains fixated with taxing their way out of economic mismanagement, the Akufo-Addo government has been wasteful. They have failed to demonstrate prudence in public financial management. The people of Ghana cannot be called upon to pay more taxes only for the accruing money belonging to the people of Ghana, to be dubiously and wastefully shared among family and friends through various fraudulent procurement practices", Mr. Mahama said while speechifying on the topic "Ghana at a crossroads".
In a quick riposte to the former President, James Kwabena Bomfeh, also called Kabila, described the statements by Mr. Mahama as "dishonest, insincere, lack of courage politics".
Kabila, who is a Consultant at KN & Associates - a Human Resource Management and Legal Services firm - speaking on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', didn't believe the former President will renege on his promise to Ghanaians, thereby stressing Mr. Mahama's words will trap him should he get the nod to be President of Ghana in 2025.
"They may never get the chance but if they get the opportunity, mark my words; cows are trapped by their horns, men by their words. Their words will trap them. That is the crossroads we are; dishonest, insincere, lack of courageous leadership!", he said.
Touting the E-Levy as a good initiative, Mr. Kwabena Bomfeh called on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and government officials not to go silent on telling Ghanaians about the successes of the Levy since its inception on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Kabila, Mahama's words will never trap him because he will never become president again. What he and the NDC are refusing to understand is that in losing the seat of the president, Ghanaians had declared their verdict on him. And Ghanaians are no mood to have him back however difficult things might be with Nana Addo. The minority in parliament have also taught us they do not deserve to be trusted at all.
GHANAIANS WIOULD NEVER BELIEVED TNDC USELESSSS LOOOOOOSERS LOOOOOTERS DOESN'T WANT GHANA'S DEVELOPMENTS IN ANYWAY. EVEN BORROW TO BUILD TOILETS HOW DO THINK A WHITE PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT US THEY WILL NOT TAKE US SERIOUSLY, SICK NDC. ***barred word*** MAHAMA COMING WHERE SUPREME COURT CASE THROWN OOOOOU T YO PEOPLE ABLAKWA, HURUNA, TAMACLOE ARE REAL LOOOOOOOOOO SER MAHAMA COMING WHERE PURE USE LEESSSS LOOOOOOO SERTHIS MAN JOHN THIE F MAHAMA IS COMMUNICATION MAJOR TRAINED IN USEL ESSSSSS RUSSIA DOESN'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ECONOMICS AND LAW BUT WANT TO BE A LEADER AND ME SSSSS OUR ECONOMY AS HE DID DURING HIS TERM IN OFFICE SIGNED ALL KINDS OF TAKE OR PAY AGREEMENTS WITH POWER PRODUCERS AND ENI THE GAS SUPLLIER AT A HIGH COST THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. GHANA AND GHANAIANS DON'T NEED SUCH A USE LESS LOOOOOOOOOOOOO SERS WHO CANNOT GET IT AS A LOOOOOOOOO SERS NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU SPEAK TO THIS MAN IN PLAIN ENGLISH STILL DOESN'T GET IT DEAD GOA TTTT, CREATED THE GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT AND BUT STILL DOESN'T GET IT, COMPLETE DEAD GOA TTTTT... REPLY HESE USELESSSSS LOOOOOSER JOH NDRAMANI ***barred word*** MAHAMA. GHANA CANNOT GO ON THE OLD WAY IF WE WANT TO BE GLOBALLY RESPECTED, NOT TAKE US AS A JOKE PEOPLE. A NATION THAT BORROWS TO BUILD TOILETS EVEN MY SON WAS LAUGHING AT ME SO WHAT DO YOU THINK WHITE PEOPLE WILL RESPECT YOU AS A HUMAN BEING. IT A SHAME BUT NDC USELESSSSS LEADER LOOOOOSER DOEN'T KNOW BETTER.
It will be very difficult for Mahama to be president again if elections continue to be held strictly free and fair. 2012 NDC was in power and were able to manuplate things. You didnt need Ghana card to vote so they brought foreigners from Ivory Coast through the western boarders, and foreingers from Togo through the eastern boarders to vote for them. NPP just needs to be vigilant! if elections are held free and fair Mahama should never have been a president in Ghana.