The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the Mahama government is desperate to convince Ghanaians that it is working hard to deliver on its mandate despite their obvious failure.
�This government is acting quite desperately to prove to Ghanaians that they have done something,� said the party�s Deputy Communication Director, Anthony Karbo.
This comes on the back of claims made by Agric Minister, Fiifi Kwetey, that President John Mahama`s two years in office has immensely benefited Ghanaians more than the eight years of the Kufour-led NPP administration.
In an earlier response, the office of the ex-President described the claims as insincere and baseless.
His spokesperson, Frank Agyekum told Citi News, the claim is �the biggest joke I�ve ever heard and I think it�s very insincere,� stressing that �there is no way you can compare John Kufuor�s eight years to the two years.�
Nonetheless, Anthony Karbo opined that Ghanaians wish they were still under the leadership of ex-President John Kufuor, who brought about enormous development in all sectors of the economy.
�Today, as we speak, Ghanaians would have preferred to be under President Kufuor�s administration, but it is quite clear that the record of this government cannot be compared in any way to President Kufuor�s eight-year administration,� he remarked.
According to him, Ghanaians are fully aware of the clear difference between Ghana`s transformation under the NPP and the woes the country has been plunged into under the Mahama-led administration.
�For a Minister to come out and make this statement without any proof, without any substance to back up these claims is most unfortunate,� he said.
Karbo stressed that �under President Kufuor�s government, we handed over a Ghana that was positive with lots of social developments, we handed over an economy that was growing, a middle-income economy; we handed over that to this government.�
He thus challenged Mr. Kwetey to come out with evidence to substantiate his claims.