Former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has criticized the NPP and Dr. Bawumia, arguing that they cannot credibly promise to resolve issues in 100 days when they have already failed to address these problems over the past 8 years.
Mr Iddrisu emphasized that Ghanaians deserve a fresh start, as proposed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama, rather than continuing to endure ongoing hardships.
During a time of engagement with the JoyNews’ The Pulse on Wednesday, August 28, the NPP cannot expect another opportunity to ruin the economy going forward.
“For the NPP and Bawumia, it’s a lost opportunity. What you cannot do in eight years, you are now promising it in 100 days and promising it into the future, no. Ghanaians gave you a mandate and that mandate was for eight years … even in their manifesto for 2016 – the agenda for jobs, transforming Ghana from production to taxation said they will end the suffering of Ghanaians. Have they ended the suffering of Ghanaians?
“It is not for them to say that President Mahama should not say reset. They even say upgrade – you cannot come and upgrade hardship, inflation which is already high, poor performance of economy, unsustainable debt,” he said.
His remark comes in response to Dr. Bawumia’s dismissal of Mr. Mahama’s proposal to reset Ghana, with Bawumia arguing that the country needs an upgrade rather than a reset.
Iddrisu contended that the NPP is aware of the mess they have created and is now waiting for the NDC to come in and address and rectify the situation.
He indicated that the NPP had no reason to fail Ghanaians and to plunge the nation into crises noting that the “NPP got over GH₵500 billion additional money, the Bank of Ghana GH₵50 plus billion added to it, growth in revenue, you inherited ESLA which is generating billions of cedis.”