Spokesperson for the John Mahama’s campaign team, Beatrice Annan, has denounced the government’s newly launched Performance Tracker, branding it as a tactic aimed at garnering votes through deceptive means.
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the government unveiled the Performance Tracker at GIMPA, Accra, asserting that it is geared towards enhancing transparency and accountability in the execution of infrastructure projects nationwide.
The tracker aims to address persistent concerns regarding the accuracy and reliability of project presentations, particularly the utilization of artist’s impressions to depict outcomes.
Its purpose is to serve as a reliable mechanism for showcasing the progress and impact of infrastructure projects, with the goal of fostering trust and confidence among the populace.
However, on Friday, April 12, the government conceded that 67 entries were erroneously included in the list of projects featured on the Performance Tracker during its launch.
The Ministry of Information disclosed this via a social media post and expressed appreciation for the significant public interest in the tracker.
During an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Friday, Ms. Annan, speaking to Selorm Adonoo, criticized the government’s lack of transparency during challenging economic times, accusing them of disseminating falsehoods to the public.
“We think that it is a vote-catching gimmick or it is just calculated to mislead people because there are too many lies contained in that tracker. We started exposing the lies some hours after the tracker was launched. And this morning government itself has come out to admit that true to our accountability, 67 lies have been deleted because many people have detected them.
“So, I don’t know why this government has set a very low standard for public governance systems as we speak.
“Because one would expect that in accounting to the people for the period that you have been in power, the least you can do in an era when you have the highest inflation rate in an era where unemployment is highest in 40 years, in an era where pensioners do not have access to their invested funds, the government would at least be candid and show some level of honesty,” she said.