The Central Regional Minister and a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwamena Duncan, has slammed former President John Dramani Mahama as ‘incapable and incompetent’ over his request for a grace period if he wins the 2024 elections.
The criticism comes in response to a statement made by former President John Mahama urging Ghanaians, particularly trade and labour groups, to grant him a grace period if he successfully regains power.
“And you will realise the harm that the NPP administration has done to Ghana’s economy. This country is broke, and so we will beg you that when we come into office give us a bit of a honeymoon, let’s put things in place so that we bring the economy back onto its feet,” former President Mahama stated.
Duncan, not one to mince his words, swiftly responded, asserting that Mahama’s proposal is a clear indication of his incapability to address more pressing issues facing the nation.
He argued that the former president’s focus on honeymoon requests demonstrates a lack of understanding of the country’s priorities and exposes his incompetence.
Duncan said in a local dialect “ anyone listening to me now, see God has exposed him, he finds himself incapable he finds himself incompetent so already he is putting out the excuse there. It is a whole psychology that is confronting him and that is why he is emphasising that this that is ahead of me , it is something that if they had any expectations at all, they were not going to materialise so give me a honeymoon,” Kwamena Duncan stated.
The critique has sparked a heated debate within political circles, with supporters of Mahama defending the former president’s statement as an expression of empathy for the challenges faced by ordinary citizens.
Meanwhile, Duncan’s backers view his remarks as a valid criticism of what they perceive as misplaced priorities.
This latest exchange adds fuel to the ongoing political rivalry between the major political parties in Ghana thus the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
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