Former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports under President Kufuor’s regime, Nana Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has stated that President John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) lack vision, ideas and knowledge to transform Ghana.
According to him, leadership is not about youthfulness but rather knowledge, wisdom and experience. He therefore, entreated all Ghanaians to vote out the NDC government and bring in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to turn the fortunes of Ghana’s economy round.
Mr. Osafo-Maafo, addressing a mammoth rally at the campaign launch of Gifty Twum Ampofo, the Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP) at Akyem Osiem in the Eastern Region, claimed, “For citizens to live up to standard, it requires a visionary person with a lot of experience to govern the nation.”
He noted that Ghanaians have experienced untold hardships under President Mahama’s NDC government. He stressed that this is the time to mobilize citizens of Abuakwa North to vote for the current MP and the presidential candidate of the NPP, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the December polls.
Mr Osafo-Maafo, who was once a finance minister, emphasized that there had been numerous criticisms about Nana Addo that he is old, noting that those remarks would not transform the country’s economy that Mahama and his NDC government have messed up.
Chairman of the Eastern Regional Council of Elders of the NPP noted that Nana Addo is not just a mature person, but a patriotic man who has the country’s problems at heart and is therefore, ready to save the country from the incompetent NDC government.
He further noted that there are 76 universities in the country and that all these institutions produce graduates every year who become a burden on society because Mahama and his government had made no effort to create jobs in the country for them.
He appealed to the Inspector General of Police to talk to his men to exhibit professionalism in the line of duty and refrain from unnecessary shootings that may cause fear and panic among the electorate and prevent them from exercising their franchise on December 7.
Nana Osafo-Marfo urged the National Peace Council to advise the Electoral Commission to help sustain the country’s peace by ensuring that the right thing is done. He noted that peace cannot prevail if there is no Justice.
Source: Daily Guide
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Honourable Osofo Marfo spoke his mind. If we do not agree with him, let us safe all the insults. We have really gotten far and it is pathetic to hear people insulting Nana Addo and J. M. There are challenges to every governing body but His excellency knows very well he has failed alot of Ghanaians. Most of us are really suffering and we need a change. Leadership with new and quality ideas for best Ghana
Ghana is for all of us .work for your self and you will be progressing. Don't always depen on others but also be independent. politicians are working for their families you also work for your family. be your self
Ok we've heard u right but how sure are u going to do this *1 district 1 factory* because there is no money in this country where are u going to get all this money to do this ?
Mr .Ideas thanks but remember dat Ghana is nt for JM only is for u n I so y won't u bring ur concrete ideas if u rely a Ghanaian
Well said Mr Osafo Marfo.John Mahama is incompetent and not fit to be even assemblyman anywhere in Ghana.Ghana is on the decline.Check his followers mostly illiterates
See ooooo..... This old m u m u wanting to be heard!! It's only when you are in opposition then you know what is good for this country. Please ***barred word*** with your greedy ideas! All too soon you are tiered of being out of government when in fact you have twenty more years to be in opposition. Anyway you are lamenting because you may not see your party forming it's next government going into the next 20years mark set for you by the NDC party.
Intact,only wise men like this man Nana Osafo Marfo, have the capacity to speak with such great sofiscation with serious meaning that superceeds arogance, with its piercing rays capitalising on the bitterness of truth to the ruling government ( party ). Only weak female always like to show off what they have done or achieved,but little do they know about how much they get disgraced,thinking they have done so much. Hmmmmmm what a pitifull ruling disgrace.
Where I come from you don't talk if have nothing to say Mr sir and your old Npp army commander Nana fine some nice place to rest and spend the money you hord during Npp regime. Pls to my fellow Ghanians don't listing to this greedy and violent npp guys who want to come to power and revamp there illegal and personal business.
Why are these people so desperate. Stop attacking Manama and tell us what u will do to transform Ghana.
If you are a true patriotic citizen of Ghana why don't you help your President with your good ideas instead hiding as if you are not a Ghanaian.