Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, a former Deputy Health Minister, has advised Ghanaians not to fall for former President John Dramani Mahama's grandiose comments about his ability to provide solutions to problems confronting Ghanaians.
The former President has been very critical of the governance of President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, blaming him for the woes of Ghanaians and calling for a change of government in 2024.
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Mr. Mahama rounding up his nationwide "Thank You Tour" with a public lecture in Accra on Wednesday, November 10 attributed the hardships to "bad leadership" and "misguided priorities in economic management".
Aside his allegations of election fraud against the Electoral Commission and the incumbent government, the former President has also mocked Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia describing him as an "economic messiah" who has transmogrified into an "overnight IT champion".
Reacting to Dr. Bawumia's lecture on digitization at the Ashesi University, Mr Mahama said; "No amount of digital propaganda will take away the excruciating hardships Ghanaians are going through. This our country Ghana will be liberated.”
"The recent brouhaha about upweighting the use and application of enhanced computer systems in our workflows, practices and lifestyles is needless. Some have opted to term the drive a digitalisation drive. I am not the type to be taken in by words or huge catchy phrases as I focus on the substance of the programme in terms of its objectives, mode of delivery, outcomes, and impacts at cost effective levels."
"It is quite amusing though, that even as the economy faces these severe challenges requiring urgent action, those who have been responsible for the mess, have attempted to make a fluid transition from failed, self-styled economic messiahs of the very recent past to overnight IT champions'', the NDC 2020 Presidential candidate undermined the Akufo-Addo government's achievements.
Don't Forget What Mahama Did To Us
But Dr. Okoe Boye believes the citizenry shouldn't forget what the Ex-President did to Ghana's economy while in power.
Contributing to Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' Friday morning, he asked Ghanaians to remember their sufferings under the Mahama regime and not make a mistake of bringing him back because he will reinvent his bad governance, thereby worsening the living conditions of the populace.
''We should not forget ourselves so easily. JM(John Mahama) could not sustain basic things like electricity. JM could not sustain basic things like employing us. Under JM, factories were closing down. So, if you are in your car listening to me and saying you will show us something or we are tired, I beg you if you reach home and lights are out, you will get heat rashes. You will suffer," he cautioned.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Oko boye, you couldn't communicate to retain your seat, how do think you can do damage control for your government to succeed.
Interesting piece @Ekow but the Ndc and Mahama are saying that the 2020 election was rigged. We live to see. It’s unfortunate that they have forgotten about the biggest defeat suffered by a ruling party in modern politics in the sub sub Saharan Africa was lead by president Mahama.
@Aaaaakkkkyyyyy, how and why do you think the npp is scared of Mahama? Mahama’s record is there for Ghanaians to interrogate. Is it true that Mahama told Ghanaians that we are lucky to have electricity three days in a week because in Nigeria most of the people are using generators. The same person who has the chance to rule this our dear nation wants us to vote for him to solve our economic problems and you guys are telling us we have no right to question him. It is only in Africa that we find it very difficult to change our political leadership. Here in UK, there is no way that Mahama would have contemplated to lead his party again let alone being cheered on by the party members.Come on guys, Mahama has been rejected twice by the people of Ghana after having the chance to rule Ghana. Ndc has the men and women who can campaign for change and one of them will be in a clean and solid position to challenge and criticise the ruling government.
Ate you scared of JM now? Can't your records speak for itself?
***barred word*** Oko, you guys promised heaven but giving us hell. We suffered under Mahama but at least he listened and fix the power crises before we booted him out. You people came in to even loot our money through PDS and all the corruption going on under this regime. You keep borrowing left right center with nothing to show, things are hard Oko. Ghana is collapsing, please fix the ***barred word*** broken country, that’s what we’re voted for you to do and not to refer us to Mahama all the time. Shittttt.