At the NDC’s 2024 manifesto launch in Winneba, National Chairman Asiedu Nketiah emphasized that the manifesto reflects the party’s commitment to rebuilding the country and addressing the hardships caused by the current government.
He criticized the ruling NPP’s administration for economic mismanagement, increasing taxes, neglecting infrastructure, and introducing policies that have harmed citizens, particularly pensioners and students.
Nketiah assured Ghanaians that the NDC’s manifesto provides actionable solutions, guided by social democratic principles, to resolve these issues.
He called on Ghanaians to vote for the NDC in the 2024 elections to restore the nation’s progress and achieve a better future.
Below is the Chairman’s full speech.
Since 2017, Ghana has seen the most ignoble degeneration in all areas of national life. Our economy has collapsed to the extent that we have now introduced new and fanciful terms such as “haircuts” and “domestic debt exchange” into our economic management lexicon.
For the first time in our history, pensioners who toiled to serve our country and are entitled to a quiet retirement have had to picket the Ministry of Finance to demand their hard-earned savings, which they had invested in Government Bonds. The sight of these senior citizens on television sent a rather bizarre image of our beloved country to the international community.
Our present Government has introduced many taxes that have caused excruciating hardship and a debilitating impact on our living conditions. Our infrastructure is broken down and our roads are in bad shape. Our hospitals have been neglected, and many projects meant to enhance the quality of our health services have been completely ignored.
Our educational system has been destroyed completely due to the reckless and incompetent approach to implementing the free Senior High School programme after the Mahama administration’s smooth introduction of the Progressive Free Senior High School programme. Many parents have become exasperated as they demand the ever-elusive quality education for their wards. In the energy sector, the mismanagement has been phenomenal, and “dumsor,” which was effectively ended by the Mahama administration in 2016, has again reared its devastating head in Ghana.
Underpinning all these setbacks has been the massive corruption, nepotism, favouritism, and impunity that have weakened independent state institutions and furthered the culture of state capture. We have witnessed the most devastating destruction of our environment through uncontrolled illegal mining activities led or aided by government officials.
In this Manifesto, the National Democratic Congress has provided Ghanaians with clear, actionable, and concise solutions borne out of our social democratic ideals to address the many problems this country faces today. Our policy on the 24-hour Economy has been clearly stated in simple terms to enable everybody to understand and associate with it. There are other policies that we are convinced will help create the egalitarian society we seek for Ghana.
We assure Ghanaians that this manifesto provides a solid framework for “Building the Ghana We Want Together.” We urge you to identify with our Manifesto Policy Proposals and vote for the NDC on December 7, 2024. Let us join hands to reset and Build the Ghana We Want Together.