Your Excellency President Mahama,
I trust this letter finds you doing well and hearty.
The purpose of this letter is to draw your attention to a couple of issues for your information and consideration. I took inspiration from your own words when you were sworn into office in 2012. You did indicate that you welcome constructive criticisms in the discharge of your duties.
Your Excellency, I am particularly displeased about how the nation is been governed. I discovered that the main reason is that some of people you appoint to run your government are not fit to handle the roles and responsibilities you assigned to them. Even the Parliamentary Appointment Committee at a point in time was reported to have expressed their disappointment on your nominees. How can people who are unable to put together their own CVs, be able to read, peruse and make meaningful judgment and/or decisions from contracts or agreements to be signed on behalf of the nation? Indeed, as the President, you have all the relevant institutions and/or state apparatus at your disposal to do a proper background check on people you intend to appoint into your government but your act seems as though it’s virtually a sheer political exercise. Even if you are led by partisan force, I think there are very experienced and qualified persons in your party to run your administration.
Your Excellency, this raises questions about your leadership qualities. Would you appoint such people to run your own company? I sincerely doubt. I have heard that your father was an industrious and successful person whose fame blazed across the 3 northern regions. I am persuaded that he had the right people in place to manage his business.
Your Excellency, another disturbing issue is the unprecedented rate at which corruption is thriving in your government notably SUBA, SADA, GYEEDA, to mention but a few. I have followed with keen interest how you talk about the responsible institutions already tackling such malpractices which I honestly don’t see. Your colleague President John Magufuli of Tanzania doesn’t need to be asked how he is dealing with corruption because he is living the saying that ‘action speaks louder than words’.
Your Excellency, I believe that the period where the proper trials and challenges will come alive is when you bow out of office. By that time, your NDC footsoldiers and activists who currently are aggressively defending and propagating your work will redirect their energies and resources to the new leader of your party. Please do not be misled by those who sing your praises and chant your name. They did same to Ex-President Rawlings and the late Prof. Mills. It goes without saying that there are people in NDC who love the party and will always defend it irrespective of who emerges as the leader. Do not be surprised when people who are enjoying under your presidency eventually turn against you in future. At least history has revealed that the one (Ex-President Rawlings) who made you ‘politically relevant’ has not been spared!
Your Excellency, I was delighted when you chose an Evidence-based approach in delivering your last State of the Nation Address (SONA). Such act is really commendable and I will recommend that to all future Presidents of Ghana. I am aware that Ghana has signed up onto various international conventions on climate change, biodiversity etc thus since your government subscribes to such an approach, I will in the coming days’ flag some questions and/or queries for your government’s attention – beginning with Climate Change. Ghana was among 170 countries that signed the Paris Climate Agreement in April 2016. Parliament of Ghana ratified the Agreement in August 2016 making it binding on the nation as it has become part of our laws. Your manifesto which you launched on September 17th clearly states you have intention to construct a 700 MW coal-fired plant at Ekumfi in the Central Region; then your Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) at a press briefing in October says Ghana WILL NOT establish a coal plant primarily due to the Paris Agreement commitment. Eventhough, I am told EPA has canceled the coal idea, I am unable to comprehend why such confusion or inconsistency arose in the first place – more so when you are a Co-chair of the Eminent Persons to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Matters of climate change are very dear to my heart as it has severe (and in some cases irreparable) consequences on the lives and properties of citizens especially the poor and vulnerable. Your government consequently, ought to accountable on our environmental sustainability obligations which I intend to pursue.
I wish you all the best on your campaign trail.
God bless our country.
Thank you.
Chibeze Ezekiel
Citizen of Ghana
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OPEN LETTERS TO ALL N,P,P CHAIRMEN AND WOMEN ALL OVER GHANA, sirs /madam, kindly do every thing u can to make sure we change mahama,, organize 2 million people in every region to vote for nana addo,making 20 million people . get some disgruntled poor, hungry n,d,c members to vote for nana addo, all ghana people must come to gather so that we change mahama at all cost, mahama is an albatross on the neck of ghanaians , , no Ghanaian is happy under mahama, the youths are poor, unbiz under mahama , workers are hungry, children are starving and all ghana people are confused and suffering under mahama,why? all ghana people must come together to vote him out, i know ghana people love ghana and we will no sit down for mahama and his cohorts to destroy ghana for us, we will do all we can to sack mahama, he is a disaster and have failed the whole 27 million people of ghana including him self , ghana people have only one country and we love it, we shall not sit down for few greedy , incompetent and wayward people to destroy our country for us, so act ,act, act now, do some thing now , all ghana people, all over the world must come together and vote mahama out,there will be good life , happiness and joy when we take mahama out of ghana politics, do every thing u can to sack mahama, ghana is to beautiful a country to allow mahama to to destroy this country for us, sent this message to every Ghanaian living every place o earth, to ur fathers, mothers, sisters,wives, children, workers, students church member to act now, from wahala peole of ghana.
Well said my brother. But talking about corruption I think all the past Johns defaulted. These mismanagements will not cease. Even if Akuffo Addo comes most of these problems will be there. So my advice to Ghanaians is either not to vote at all or vote passively. This way you can work and thrive amidst gross incompetence. You can google "where is the change" an amazing article
U can say anything but u will still loose the election npp. Just wait for your defeat.
To date there are still teachers who have been teaching since their appointment in 2013 without a single month's salary and you look on unconcerned? Is this how we get paid for voting for you? Is this how you transform lives. We are really disappointed in you. History will never forgive you for this. Just imagine, how can you treat your fellow countrymen some of whom queued to vote you into office this way. May God judge between us and you if you insist on going ahead with this insensitive policy. God save Ghana
THE CORRUPTIONS IN HIM KNOWS NO BOUNDS. HE OES NOT REMMEMBER WHAT HE SAYS ONE MINUTES AFTER BECAUSE IT WILL BE ONE OF THE CORRUPTION ANTICS. CHANGE IS COMING!
IF MAHAMA IS CORRUPT N CONFUSE WAT ABOUT ........
Remember the Ford Expedition gift
THE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM WAS INITIATED BY THE NPP GOVERNMENT AND THEY INVOLVED PEOPLE WITH QUESTIONABLE CHARACTERS AND WHEN THE AUDIT REPORT WAS WRITTEN THE AID COMING FOR IT WAS CANCELLED BUT THE NDC GOVERNMENT THAT TOOK FROM THAT POINT AND RESTORED USING OUR OWN RESOURCES AND THAT SHOW THE CALIBRE OF THIS GOVERNMENT IF WE HAND OVER TO NNP ***barred word*** GANG WE REGRET THAT WE HAVE SOLD OUR CONSCIENCE . VOTE CANDIDATE PRESIDENT JOHN MAHAMA TO 2020
What did Mahama do to the Dzamefe Commission report on our Brazil world cup participation? Cor.ruption covered. Millions of $ waisted. He dumped the report into the bin for political reason and promoted Elvis Afriyie Ankrah from Sports Ministry to Flagstaff House to continue the st.e.a.ling.... Mahama is a very cheap president not fit for purpose...
John Mahama is c0rrupt and confused..... He is not a presidential material. Period!