Set your priorities right – Mahama tells Akufo-Addo

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Akufo-Addo administration to be sensitive and “set its priorities right in order to address the excruciating hardships millions of Ghanaians are going through”. 

In a statement commemorating Republic Day, the former President expressed dissatisfaction over the continuous hardship amounting from what he describes as bad governance of the NPP administration.

“As we observe our Republic Day, let the government set its priorities right in order to address the excruciating hardships millions of Ghanaians are going through. We expect government to set right priorities, eschew arrogance, stop wasteful expenditure, address corruption and tolerate dissent. We also expect government to bring socio-economic relief to Ghanaians” the former President said.

Below is the statement from John Mahama

As we observe our Republic Day, let the government set its priorities right in order to address the excruciating hardships millions of Ghanaians are going through.

We expect government to set right priorities, eschew arrogance, stop wasteful expenditure, address corruption and tolerate dissent. We also expect government to bring socio-economic relief to Ghanaians.

Today, in 1960, Ghana gained self-determination from British Colonial rule through the toils of our forbears led by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Unfortunately, in 2019 the present government prioritised and made 1st July a commemorative day; substituting Ghana’s Republic Day with 4th August as a Statutory Public holiday.

Sadly, our forebears are observing Ghanaians today going through excruciating suffering and comodity price hikes due to the massive economic downturn. This is certainly not the Ghana they envisaged. Our forbears expected and still expect government to do right to every Ghanaian, not just a few .

Similarly, we the living also expect better from the government. We expect government to set right priorities, eschew arrogance, stop wasteful expenditure, address corruption and tolerate dissent. We also expect government to bring socio-economic relief to Ghanaians.

As we observe our Republic Day, let the government set its priorities right in order to address the excruciating hardships millions of Ghanaians are going through.

And let us also re-dedicate ourselves to building a prosperous nation.

Happy Republic Day!