The New Patriotic Party (NPP) took Ghanaians for granted during the 2016 electioneering campaign by making ambitious and expensive promises just to win political power and will now have to fulfil those promises, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, has said.
President Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP promised Free Senior High School education, removal of nuisance taxes, a dam in every village of the North, restoration of teacher and nurse trainee allowances, annual payments of one million dollars to each of the country’s 275 constituencies, among others. But speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class FM on Thursday 2 March, Mr Nortsu-Kotoe said fulfilling those campaign promises would be difficult for the government. “The NPP took Ghanaians for granted.
They worked on their gullibility by saying, ‘let’s make promises to these people and they can vote for us’. The promises are many, over 30 promises… So once they have been able to convince the people to vote, they must make sure that they fulfil the promises,” he stated, adding: “But how they are going to fulfil those promises is the problem because some of them look overambitious and costly especially with the Free Senior High School. It is very expensive,” he explained.
The lawmaker noted that the NPP government’s maiden budget would not be the panacea to all problems facing the country because “there are a number of challenges that they are going to face and when they come to realise they are faced with the stark realities of the situation on the ground, then they will be able to understand the dynamics of governance”.
Source: adomonline.com
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An "Over Ambitious" leader is what is good for Ghana. NDC lacked knowledge, that is why we were dying gradually. Be still and see what God can do through NANA and NPP wai!
No one is saying that all the problems of Ghana can be solved in one year or term.As pessimists the NDC and her followers see only difficulties in the opportunities ahead but we the NPP see opportunities in the difficulties created by the JDM administration as optimists.The problems of the country are self inflicted and can be managed by selflessness and hard work. We are more than able to fixing the problems.
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Mr MP,did u listen to the finance minister when he said they are relying on God to implement this budget u called ambitious. what is impossible with man,is very possible with God. Ghanaians will pray for the NPP Succeed because they mean well.
SMALL MINDS, SMALL DREAMS, PETTY THINKING ... cannot build a nation! Think big and act smartly and with the help of God, all things are possible. Do the right thing and steal not the nation's assets as a leader and the Lord will help you. Deal justly and fairly with all citizens, and depend on the Lord's wisdom to govern righteously. Don't be greedy but serve the people, and the Lord will reward your efforts. ALL
Mr. MP, I bet you,if the NPP is able to fulfill even 50% of all the promises they made as you refer to, Ghana will be thrice better off than it is today. It is better to aim at the stars and jump to the sky. Dream big
oga what is your problem. why are you all feeling agitated over this budget.you could do it and you didn't, somebody is ready to do it all you can say is ***barred word***.
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