John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has asserted that voting for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming election would signify acceptance of the past eight years of impunity.
Mahama emphasized that choosing the NPP would effectively grant Nana Akufo-Addo a third term in office. “A vote for the NPP in this election is a vote to escape accountability. It is a vote to allow officials who have raped this country’s resources to escape accountability and to go laughing all the way to the bank,” he stated.
He criticized the NPP’s candidates, stating that their prominence in the “horror movies” that Ghanaians have endured over the last eight years disqualifies them from seeking accountability from the government they have been part of. “Their flagbearer and running mate, who have been prominent actors in the horror movies Ghanaians have watched these last almost eight years, cannot be the ones to exact accountability from the government of which they have been an integral part,” he remarked during the NDC manifesto launch on Saturday, August 24, in Winneba.
Mahama stressed the importance of the upcoming election, noting that “We are at a critical juncture in our democratic history. The choices we make in elections come with consequences. We cannot afford to fail this time. A restive youth does not have the luxury of trial and error.”
He added, “They do not have the luxury of trying a driver’s mate who has learned his driving from the same driver who crashed the vehicle of the Ghanaian people.”
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