The Head of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has responded to President Akufo-Addo‘s assertion that electing John Mahama would erase his legacy as President.
Tameklo challenged the President’s claim, stating that the only legacy Mahama would destroy is the alleged corruption and misuse of state resources under Akufo-Addo’s administration.
President Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians not to vote for the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) flagbearer in the upcoming December elections. He expressed concerns that electing the former president would endanger the progress made during his tenure.
Speaking at a mini rally in Doboro, Greater Accra, after visiting Blue Skies Limited, President Akufo-Addo reiterated his endorsement of Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia as the ideal presidential candidate.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 8, Tameklo referenced the 1992 Constitution, which mandates any President to continue with governmental programmes and projects started by the previous administration, except those detrimental to the state’s growth.
He argued that Mahama, if elected, would not continue Akufo-Addo’s legacies of nepotism and the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).
Tameklo concluded by emphasizing that former President Mahama prioritizes the state’s progress over personal interests, suggesting a departure from what he perceives as Akufo-Addo’s self-serving agenda.
“The only legacies of Akufo Addo that John Mahama is not permitted by the Constitution to continue to include, but are not limited to these. John Mahama will destroy the Akufo Addo legacy of corruption,” he posted on Facebook.