The National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo also known as Pablo, has criticized Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for not starting his address to the nation with an apology to Ghanaians for failing to deliver on numerous promises made prior to winning the elections in 2016.
Speaking at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) in Accra, Dr. Bawumia acknowledged the challenges faced by Ghanaians across various sectors.
He openly confessed to the hardships experienced by citizens, including soaring food prices, a sharp depreciation of the exchange rate, escalating fuel costs, and increased transportation fares.
Furthermore, Dr. Bawumia highlighted the adverse effects of the government’s debt restructuring program on bond holders, who suffered significant losses in their net worth.
On the country’s exchange rate depreciation, the Vice President noted that the loss of the local currency has slowed down
sharply since February 2023.
In an interview on Citi TV, George Opare Addo noted that the acknowledgment by the Vice President is not enough to assuage the hearts of many Ghanaians who cast their ballots for the NPP and the entire public.
“Our situation is worse and what I was expected Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to do was apologize to the good people of this country.
We deserve an apology from Bawumia. The kind of things he said, the lies he told, the promises he made. You make all these promises, you don’t fulfill them and you have the nerves and effrontery to stand before us,” he said.
The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia-led government promised to address Ghana’s currency depreciation, inflation among others, but failed to do so.
According to the National Youth Organizer of the NDC, there is no salvation, as President Akufo-Addo has already given up in his quest to save the economy.
He remained skeptical of the role Vice President Bawumia could play to reverse Ghana’s economic challenges which have been exacerbated during his government.
“When the President of the Republic has already thrown in the towel is it the driver’s mate that will get us back on to the road? Akufo-Addo himself has told us it is game over,” he said.
While addressing the nation, Dr Bawumia drew an analogy between his current role as Vice-President and that of a driver’s mate, emphasizing that with the constitutional authority vested in the president, he envisions assuming the proverbial “driver’s seat” to steer the nation towards progress.