Former President John Mahama has been strongly criticized by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) after describing the economy as one in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and in tatters.
The Presidential Candidate in an address to the nation via social media opined that “just one month of this Government funding just some sessions of the economy and vulnerable persons at home due to the coronavirus, our economy has gone to the ICU and is in Tatters now and needs critical health Examination”
The ruling government however disagrees.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in reaction to this suggested that the former President has no moral grounds to criticize the ruling government's handling of the economy especially as he was unsuccessful in dealing with the energy crisis during his tenure.
Adding his voice to the debate on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo', Sammi Awuku, National Organiser of the NPP blamed Mahama's 'untruthful' comments on his advisors.
According to him, had those advising him on economic matters been doing a good job, the former President would have known that the current economy is doing better than his.
"I don’t know those advising the former President…when you talk of growth; the growth rate in 2016 was 20.7, in 2019 it’s 6.5. this shows his claims cannot be backed by data….if the leader of the opposition party who wants to be voted for again will say the resilient economy is in ICU, it means those advising him on economic issues are not being truthful to the man," he stated.
Listen to his submission in the video below
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The NDC is PATHETIC, EVIL and a MENACE to GHANA. They Lack People with CRITICAL and INTELLECTUAL MINDS. They dont WISH anything GOOD for Ghana. All They KNOW is HURLING INSULTS, PROPAGANDA and VIOLENCE. Never AGAIN MAHAMA and the CLUELESS, INCOMPETENT and CORRUPT Party of and NDC.
The problem in ghana is that we give platform to guys who have no work experience to call the shorts. This is the reason why president Akuffo Addo is failing as a leader. The old experience and intelligent guys are looking to fill their pocket and do not care. Election 2020 is going to be about performance on the job and not ethnicity or tribal issues. The youth are becoming enlightened daily thru the social media. Ghana needs visionary and strategic thinkers and not uselessss tribal shiiiiiit. I strongly believe the speech writer for the president is very young hence all the ***barred word*** and copying.