Former President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Charles Ofori Marfo, has criticized the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), describing them as “incompetent.”
His criticism came amid a debate over the issue of ‘dumsor,’ a local term for irregular power supply.
Prof. Marfo’s remarks were prompted by recent comments from NPP representatives who labeled their opponents in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by former President John Mahama, as incompetent.
However, he argued that such accusations lacked credibility coming from a party that, in his view, had exhibited similar shortcomings.
“A few days ago, I heard their spokesperson say, incompetent Mahama. It sounds so bitter to me because they have exhibited the same incompetence…a pot shouldn’t tell charcoal that it’s black…when it comes to this particular issue (incompetence), they (the NPP) have no grounds to call Mahama that because they have failed,” oyerepaonline.com quoted him to have said in an interview on April 18, 2024.
Discussing the issue of erratic power supply, Prof. Marfo claimed that the NPP had not adequately tackled the problem during their time in office.
He noted that during the NDC’s administration under Mahama, efforts were made to alleviate the electricity crisis, and some NPP members acknowledged improvements in power supply.
“We were in a certain trouble; we wanted our redemption, and mind you, even at the time that they came to power, if they want to be truthful to themselves, John Mahama has fixed the ‘dumsor’ problem. In fact, some of them testified,” he added.