Former Minister for the Interior during the Mills-Mahama administration, Mr. Martin Amidu, has urged voters to choose candidates whose promises are realistic.
He warned that failure to do so may result in the election of leaders who have no genuine interest in serving the electorate.
“As Ghana gets closer to the 2024 election season the NPP and the NDC are deploying various deceptive tools to win over the electorate whom they will each forget after securing the votes of the electorate to come to power for the next three years until the next election year,” he wrote in an opinion piece published on 3news.com.
In an opinion piece published on 3news.com, Amidu observes that as Ghana approaches the 2024 election season, both the NPP and the NDC are employing deceptive tactics to secure votes, only to forget the electorate once in power until the next election.
The former Deputy Attorney-General under the Rawlings administration emphasizes the need for the 2024 elections to be based on established facts and achievable projections.
He criticized the prevalent trend of empty promises from the major political parties without tangible plans for implementation.
Amidu, the immediate past Special Prosecutor, highlights that the election season has become a period of deception for the political elite, urging constitutional activists to expose such tactics. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on proven records and achievements rather than falling for deceptive promises.
With the Ghanaian elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, and the NPP and NDC having selected their candidates, attention now turns to the running mates of the presidential contenders, former President Mahama and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
As the campaign intensifies, Mahama promises a 24-hour economy, while Bawumia pledges to abolish taxes considered critical by the current administration for economic sustenance.