President Akufo-Addo has labeled the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama a failed president, asserting that Mahama is the only former leader whose tenure was marked by poor performance, preventing him from remaining in office.
Akufo-Addo noted that while previous presidents are remembered for their substantial contributions to the country, Mahama’s legacy is primarily defined by “Dumsor,” the ongoing power crises during his administration.
The President also took issue with the NDC’s proposal for a “24-hour economy,” raising doubts about how their flagbearer, John Mahama, would be able to implement such a policy effectively.
“If he could not keep the lights on for 12 hours during his tenure as president, how can he sustain a 24-hour economy? Stop that lies,” he remarked, labelling the policy as deceitful.
While speaking at the inauguration of the Sekyere Afram Plains District Hospital in Drobonso on Monday, November 25, President Akufo-Addo praised the success of the Free SHS policy, calling it a transformative development for the education sector.
He highlighted that many students who were once unable to access secondary education are now enrolled and benefiting from the policy.
In closing, the President urged the public to vote for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, stressing that he is the ideal candidate to carry on his legacy.
“My Vice will take over the projects that we couldn’t complete. Before I assumed office, over 1,000 BECE candidates were not able to access secondary education, due to lack of finances. Over ten years, one million young Ghanaians were not able to access secondary education.
“In parts of the world, the government pay school fees of young people. We also decided that Ghana could do the same. That’s why we introduced the Free SHS policy, eight hundred thousand students were in SHS, and now, the number has doubled to 1.6 million. 5.7 million young Ghanaians have benefitted from the SHS policy.
“Please two people are contesting the presidency, one of them was not allowed to continue his term because he failed. All the other presidents were offered the second term, but this particular one [Mahama] was booted out. Mahama is noted for Dumsor, how can such a person lead Ghana again?