Big Names Don’t Solve Ghana’s Problem – Mahama Tells NPP Gov’t

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the mere presence of big names in the economic management team of the government is not an antidote to the hardships facing Ghanaians.

He said there is a viral video on social media in which some leaders of the NPP are seen boasting of the depth of experience of its economic management team and mocking that of the former government.

Speaking to delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies, Mr Mahama asked whether those big names have solved the prevailing economic problems in the country.

He said, on a comparative basis, the relatively less known members of his government’s economic management team performed very well to solve the economic challenges that faced the country.

“Big names don’t manage economies, you don’t need big names to manage economies. Yes nobody knew the names of NDC economic management team but we managed the economy and managed it well”, Mahama stressed.

The former President noted that the NPP government, after claiming to have paraded big names in its economic management team are still struggling with the management of the economy, making Ghanaians complain of hardships, with many businesses also collapsing.

He told delegates that the NPP after lying to win political power in 2016 are not able to fulfill their promises to Ghanaians.

Mahama mentioned the one district one factory, one village one dam, one bar of chocolate per school child and providing jobs for all, among many other unfulfilled promises.

‘Incompetent Mahama wants comeback to do more damage’ – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, had said, it will be suicidal for Ghanaians to hand over the administration of the country back to former President, John Dramani Mahama.

According to him, the living conditions of Ghanaians will be worse off if John Mahama and the NDC return to office.

Speaking at a meeting with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Accra, Dr. Bawumia said the best way for the NPP to prevent the NDC from returning to power is to drum home the achievements of the NPP within these few months in office.

“I hear the incompetent one says he wants to come back. He wants to come and do more damage. As if he didn’t do enough damage? Well, we are waiting for him. You have to remember what happened when we came to office. After many years of incompetent economic management, you cannot describe it any other than incompetent economic management”- he said.