Pay Attention To Facts: Stop Malicious Attacks – Group To Mahama

Democracy Watchers, a Public Policy oriented group has called on Former President Mahama to desist from a campaign of insults as election 2020 approaches.

The group in a statement signed by Asare Bediako Seth (ABS) said former President Mahama should instead focus on paying attention to facts and not emotions barely two years after he lost power in last general elections.

Former President John Dramani Mahama recently announced his intention to re-run for the Presidency and correct his mistakes opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) committed has since the launch of his campaign, made comments that have raised eyebrows among observers of Ghana’s democracy.

The group which is worried about this trend today Tuesday, October 9, this year admonished the former President to drop the unbecoming posture and behave as a statesman.

Mr Mahama was reported a week ago as terming the Free SHS and Double track programs as senseless. Speaking on his campaign tour in central region, Mr Mahama promised to review the program because in his opinion it did not make sense.

The office of former President Mahama today Tuesday, October 9, 2018 issued a statement claiming the Vice President of the Republic had ‘lost his presence of mind’.

“At Democracy Watchers we are scandalized that a former President will use such language especially on public platforms.

Again “we are disturbed that the Former President right from the onset of his campaign does not seem to have moved away from conjecture, jokes, insults and name-calling. We think this same attitude of Dancing and whistling and focusing on catchy phrases contributed to perception that Mr Mahama is incompetent and unfocused as at the time when Ghana needs critical minds to tackle her problems”.

The group is therefore, calling on former president Mahama to as a matter of urgency realize that those statements did not help him in the Past and will certainly not help his campaign at this stage.

“Instead he should focus on reading, sticking to facts and convincing Ghanaians that there was a genuine reason for which his administration failed to bring relief to Ghanaians when given the opportunity.” A statement released by the group said.

Mr Mahama lost the 2016 Presidential elections to the NPP’s Akufo-Addo. Corruption and incompetence were sighted as major reasons for which he was rejected by the electorate.

“Mr Mahama who presided over numerous corrupt activities has launched his comeback bid with unwarranted attacks on government policies”.

Incompetent Mahama Should Be Mute – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said the motive behind former President John Dramani Mahama’s attempt to come back to power is to ‘do more damage’ to the country’s economy.

He said the former President managed Ghana’s economy in a very incompetent manner whilst in office and the records were there for all to see.

“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’re waiting for him! We’re waiting for him! We’re waiting for him! Oh my God!”Dr. Bawumia said at a training programme for Metropolitan and Municipal District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Accra.