"NDC is a party which doesn’t lie, we don’t tell lies. We don’t promise on what we can’t fulfill and if we can, we will promise on that....... I do remember during the campaign period they promised to give each constituency one million dollars, but we were in power and I made them know such isn’t possible, but they said Oh they can do it," these are the words of the former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama.
The former President was addressing scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) activists at the Unity Walk at Tarkwa in the Western Region today, November 25.
This is the fourth in a series of walks after similar events were held in Accra, Tamale and Cape Coast.
Leading thousands of party faithful in a unity walk aimed at re-energizing the grassroots of the party as part of on-going efforts towards rebuilding the party as recommended by the Professor Kwesi Botchwey report, the former President other NDC bigwigs marched through some principal streets in the Tarkwa township; singing, dancing and drumming.
The Unity Walk first started the walk from Tamso-Nsuta Junction Station through Tarkwa/Aboso, Market-Circle, Railway Quarters, Cyanide and finally end at the Tarkwa Community Centre where the ex-president and other party leaders addressed the huge crowd
According to Mr Mahama, the NDC knew that most of the promises made by the NPP, especially the assurance of giving each constituency one million dollars, prior to the 2016 elections, were not feasible and only aimed at wooing Ghanaians to vote for them.
As part of plans to industrialize and transform the Ghanaian economy, then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, indicated his government’s plans to help establish a factory in each of the 216 districts across the country.
Nana Akufo-Addo also promised to establish one dam in every village in the northern part of the country to boost agriculture through a well planed irrigation policy.
The NPP Flagbearer also promised to create another region from the Western Region, should he emerge winner in the December polls among others.
His promises were however met with questions of feasibility and criticism from the governing NDC with the party largely accusing him of pandering for votes.
The party’s flagship programme, the free SHS policy, was however implemented in September this year.
But at the NDC's Unity Walk in Tarkwa on Saturday, former President Mahama revisited the issue saying Ghanaians are "disappointed" in the NPP for its "fake promises".
"Ghanaians are getting disappointed with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) because of the fake promises they continue to make...It is clearly evident that after the NPP took power, most people are getting disappointed because the things they promised to do are not what Ghanaians are seeing”.
Watch video of ex-president Mahama's address below:
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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The former president is only trying to keep his fit so dont mind him! When he couldnt win an elections with V8s and lots of incumbency advantages, how can he win in opposition? He was given the chance by Ghanaians but he wasted it! Go and relax my brother!
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Manama, You and your President Mills promised to rid Accra of filth in 100 days after coming to power!!! Is Accra clean? You are and the NDC are the liarrrrs and thiiieves!!! You will never ***barred word*** us again. We got rid if you and your corryot government and we will never allow you and your NDC back in power again!!!!EWIFO!!!AKOHWIFO!!!!!
MY GOODNESS! JOHN MAHAMA TALKING ABOUT THE NPP USING JUICY PROMISES FOR ELECTIONS? WHICH PARTY PROMISED TO KEEP FILT OFF THE CITY OF ACCRA? WHICH PARTY PROMISED ONE TIME NHIS PREMIUM? WHICH PARTY PROMISED TWO HUNDRED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS? WHICH PARTY PROMISED ADDITIONAL TRAINING COLLEGES, TODAY'S COLLEGES OF EDUCATION? WHICH PARTY PROMISED TO DUALISE THE EJISU-NKAWKAW HIGHWAY? WHICH PARTY IN 2008, PROMISED TO PUT REAL CASH IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS? TODAY, THE BLACK EARTHERNWARE POT IS TELLING THE METAL POT IT IS TOO BLACK. IF KOKU ANYIDOHO CLAIMS TO BE A COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT, HE SHOULD HELP REDIRECT THE 2020 MESSAGE OF THE NDC. BECAUSE THIS PROPAGANDA WONT WASH. OH JOHN AS FOR THIS, COME AGAIN.
did i hear 2020 victory by mahama, eii, you see, the devil wants you to use the stolen monies for campaign, my brother, your record is 44%, please if I were you will sustain that, I can say KABA has more respect in Ghana than you, at least he talked with common sense but you an ex president talks any how, I can promise you may not even get 33% 2020, some ndc faithfuls will never vote for you in 2020, have you forgotten the 65,000 who voted against you then on your primaries? Am surprised you sound like a dreamer.
NPP AND ALL GHANAIANS SHOULD BE AWARE AND BE REMINDED THAT THE ONLY CAMPAIGN TOOL THE NDC USES WHEN IN OPPOSITION IS "LIES." THEY DID EXACTLY THAT IN 2008, AND WILL SAME IN 2020. IN 2008, THE NDC NEVER CAMPAIGNED ON PAST ACHIEVEMENTS OF NDC/PNDC UNDER JJ RAWLINGS. BUT ALL THEIR CAMPAIGNERS HAD SOMEONE IN THE NPP GOVERNMENT WHO WAS CORRUPT AND WOULD GO TO JAIL IF THERE WAS CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT. RAWLINGS IN PARTICULAR LIKENED KUFOUR TO THE HARDENED CRIMINAL AND ***barred word***, ATAA AYI. JJ MADE IT LOUD AND CLEAR THAT KUFOUR WAS THE BRAIN BEHIND THE MURDER OF THE DAGBON CHIEF, YAANAA YAKUBU ADANI. HE EVEN SAID HE HAD IN HIS POSSESSION A RECORDED TAPE IMPLICATING THE THEN PRESIDENT. AND THE PROPAGANDA LIES WORKED VERY WELL TO THEIR BENEFIT: MANY GHANAIAN BOUGHT INTO THEIR LIES. NDC WON THE 2008 ELECTION, RULED FOR 8 YEARS, YET AS MUCH AS THEY TRIED, NOT ONE NPP APPOINTEE WAS FOUND GUIĹTY OF CORRUPTION. AND NOT ONE CEDI OF STOLEN MONEY WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ALLEGED CORRUPT NPP MINISTERS AND APPOINTEES. AND JJ RAWLINGS' ALLEGED RECORDED TAPE ON YAANAA'S MURDER COULD NOT BE GIVEN TO THE COURTS UNTIL THIS DAY. IT WAS ALL LIES AND PROPAGANDA FROM THE ONLY PARTY IN GHANA THAT EVER HAD A POSITION FOR "NATIONAL PROPAGANDA SECRETARY" - NDC IS PARTY OF LIARS! ' TODAY, THE NDC IN OPPOSITION HAS STARTED EARLY TO CONFUSE THE PEOPLE OF GHANA WITH LIES. SEEING THE PROGRESS THE AKUFO-ADDO GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IN ONLY 10 MONTHS, THE NDC IS AFRAID NPP'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 4 YEARS WILL DWARF ALL THE NDC GREEN BOOK ACHIEVEMENTS OF 8 YEARS. AND SO THE LIES PROPAGANDA HAS STARTED EARLY AND VIGOROUSLY. BEWARE NPP, BE WARNED GHANA!
JM BUILT 123 SCHOOLS, AND COMMISSIONED 42 WHICH STARTED FUNCTIONING AND ADMITTED STUDENTS IN 2016. MIST OF THEM HAVE CELEBRATED THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY FROM AUGUST TILL DATE. THE NPP HAS ABANDONED THE ONES IN AKRAMAN NEAR AMASAMAN AND THE ONE AT LASHIBI NEAR SPINTEX, BECAUSE OF POLITICS YOU CAN PRAISE JM BUT YET YOU CLAIM YOU ARE CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS. GOD IS WATCHING YOU ALL. JM IS BLESSED, JM... TOASO
Another party is going to be form from NDC due to this unproductive unity walk. The mistake the party made was to elect JDM to lead them but he is the same person to destroy the party because of his greediness.
you and NDC lied so many times, most Ghanaian do not believe you.....better stay away from politics for now, coz your corruption and ***barred word*** and the election defeat is still fresh in the minds of Ghanaian.
2020 elections will be so interesting. If I were John Mahama, I would have resigned from politics for good, move up north to do some serious farming. But from what I am seeing, he is just fighting with the Rawlings family over the soul of the party. We wait to see the outcome.