Former President John Dramani Mahama has condemned the 'hypocrisy' of 'some opinion leaders' in the country.
According to him, there are some 'opinion leaders' in the country who sees everything right with what the New Patriotic Party (NPP) does and everything wrong with what the National Democratic Congress (NDC) does.
His comment follows numerous bashing he received after his unpopular 'boot for boot' comment.
Former President Mahama after some members of the NDC were shot at La Bawaleshie during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election blamed the ruling NPP and said 'we will match them boot for boot'
“We are not going to joke in 2020, and I’m sounding a warning to the NPP – we are going to match them boot for boot…I want to sound a caution that NDC has a revolutionary root and when it comes to unleashing violence, no one can beat us to that. It is just that we are mindful of this country’s democracy and that is why we must be the first to respect it. That is why we are acting as a party that is docile and respecting the rule of law. But if we believe that the government cannot protect our people and we believe that the government is using its vigilante groups and illegal forces to intimidate and harass and injure our people, then we may have to advise ourselves.”
He added: “We respect the Constitution of this country and the NDC is a democratic party and that’s why we abide by the rules of the Constitution. But the same Constitution says that Ghanaians should resist anybody who attempts to subvert the Constitution. When you go rampaging with forces and intimidating people when they should come out and vote, you are subverting the Constitution. And we have a right to resist you.”
Responding to his critics while speaking at a campaign event late Saturday evening in the Volta Region, Mahama bemoaned: “the problem in Ghana is the hypocrisy of some of our opinion leaders. Anytime NDC is in power, they are always very vocal. When something happens … they are condemning, but as soon as their preferred government comes into power, everything is right: ‘family and friends [government]’ is okay as long as they are qualified. You think NPP will be in power forever”, he intimated.
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If you vote for any of these two parties you will be voting for more taxes and higher tariffs. Let leave them to killll each other and Ghana will be a better place.
Ghanaians must outsource voting to NDC and NPP executive members alone. After all they are the only beneficiaries of democracy in this country. If you go to the polling station to vote you can get shott so please, let's leave all elections and democracy issues to the beneficiaries.
NDC, better arm yourselves too. There needs to be balance of power in every political / government scenario else there is anarchy and discrimination and only the interest of a few will be served. Since the so called peace council and hypocrite elders have looked on for vigilantes to be armed by the government , NDC must do same to counter and balance. This so called elders and Peace council members are busy lobbying NPP government for appointments for their family members . My 2 cents!
The NPP will not be in power forever and you will not come to power again either. Hahahahaha loser.
ARE WE SO ***barred word*** AS GHANAIANS INCLUDING OUR LEADERS? HOW DO SEE POLITICS? FOR MAJORITY OF US, IT IS TO GET POWER TO INFLUENCE THE SYSTEM AND EARN A LIVING. POLITICS IN GHANA HAS BECOME A PLACE OF FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR OURSELVES AND LOVED ONES AND NOT TO SHOW LEADERSHIP. THE ROOT CAUSE IS THAT OUR EDUCATION OR SCHOOL SYSTEM MAKES US THINK MORE OF REAPING WHERE WE HAVE NOT SOWN. WE HAVE BECOME SELFISH AND IGNORANTLY SELFISH. I ASK: HOW CAN PARTY FAITHFULS CARRY CUTLASSES AND GUNS TO POLLING STATIONS WHEN EACH ONE OF US HAS THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE? HOW CAN WE EVEN THINK OF PROTECTING BALLOT BOXES? HOW CAN A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO HAS BEEN A PRESIDENT BEFORE ISSUE OUT THREATS AND NOT RESORT TO THE LAW BECAUSE HIS SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN BADLY TREATED. HOW CAN SOMEBODY OR GROUP BOAST OF SLAPPING AN OPPOSITION MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT – A LAW MAKER AND SOME WILL DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS? IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT LEARNT ANY THING FOR THE PAST YEARS. 20 YEARS AGO, POLITICIANS WERE DISTRIBUTING SYRINGES, CHAMBER POTS, BAGS OF RICE, SOAP, CLOTHING,…… AND WE ARE STILL DOING IT!!!! WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE ARE WE? AND THOSE DISTRIBUTING SUCH ITEMS HAVE THEIR CHILDREN SCHOOLING IN AMERICA, EUROPE, ETC AT EXORBITANT COSTS. WHERE FROM THAT MONEY? YOUR GUESS IS AS MINE. WE JUST LACK THE CONFIDENCE TO BE HONEST IN DEALING WITH OUR OWN SELVES. AND WHAT HAS CHANGED? NOTHING. AS FAR AS PEACEFUL ELECTIONS ARE CONCERNED, I TELL YOU THAT WE FIND RELATIVE PEACE AT POLLING STATIONS DURING ELECTIONS BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE SECURITY AGENCIES. JUST RECALL HOW THE POLICE AND AT TIMES SOLDIERS PATROL POLLING STATIONS DURING ELECTIONS? CAN WE CONTINUE LIKE THAT? THE “THINKING SYSTEM” HAS FAILED!!!! UNTIL WE LEARN LIFE IN ITS TRUE SENSE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE AS ANIMA-LS. HOW LONG WILL KORLE-BU SUFFER WHILST OUR POLITICIANS GET ENOUGH MONEY FOR MEDICATION OUTSIDE. THEY EVEN SEND THEIR WIVES TO DELIVER OUTSIDE GHANA!!! OUR PROBLEM IS LACK OF SELF CONFIDENCE, LACK OF DIGNITY AND LIVING IN IGNORANCE. ENOUGH OF THIS IGNORANCE WHICH MAKES PEOPLE EVEN DEFEND LEADERS WHO ACT WRONGLY.
These are some of the st0p!d f000z have been talking about, go and lose your limb, eye, arm or die, his own children will be somewhere laughing whiles you ***barred word*** and range in pain but nobody shall come to your aid because of your st00p!dy and bra!nl3ss, some you will be r@ped and killed like b!tches, u ***barred word***
Can Valerie Sawyerr tell Ghanaians and the President who those persons camped at the house of the NDC candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat, who were firing weapons and throwing stones at Ghanaians who were voting are? Why is she not asking the Clergy to ask the NDC Ayawaso West Wuogon candidate who lost in 2016, we are told and has lost again in 2019, and will loss again in 2020, who those people who were firing weapons and throwing stones and other implements at Ghanaians, who were going to vote for the NPP Parliamentary candidate, but because of the actions of those 9 or so persons, camped in the home of the NDC candidate, some had to abandon the process? So Valerie Sawyerr should write another piece and ask the NDC candidate of Ayawaso West Wuogon, why he had people in his house and they were violently slaughtering Ghanaians like sheep, chicken and goats but for the intervention of the security? Then she will be making sense with this piece. So go on, Ghana and Ghanaians are waiting for that piece from Valerie Sawyerr, including the Clergy on the NDC Ayawaso West Wuogon Candidate and the infamous weapons discharging, stone throwing nine(9).
I am sure the peace council chairman and all those bias wicked men in Ghana have not heard what hopeson adoye said. This one ndc supporter one slap policy comment has gone through from one ear to the other, but the boot for boot comment of mahama was loudly heard by them. The double standard is nauseating.
NPP and Akufo Addo and the most ***barred word*** human have ever seen and heard of,I cry for the youth in Ghana.NPP has nothing better for Ghana with their good for nothing President. I urge the youth to move out of the country,I never regret leaving.
Happenings currently in Ghana and action of the Peace Council chairman had made me earn some respect and love for John Mahama.