The Director of Communications for the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has asserted that the accomplishments of the Akufo-Addo administration in the Ashanti Region are unparalleled in the history of Ghana.
In an interview with Joy News on December 3, 2024, Aboagye criticized former President John Dramani Mahama for distorting the government’s performance in the region in an attempt to secure additional votes.
I think the former president knows the truth; he is misrepresenting it to the people to get more votes. No government since 1992 has done as much as the NPP has done in the Ashanti Region and in any of the other regions.
So, if we miss that point, it is fair that we run a quick comparative analysis between his party and the leadership under this government.
Miracles Aboagye additionally stated that Mahama has not offered concrete instances of his administration’s contributions to the region, asserting that a sector-by-sector analysis would demonstrate the NPP’s more favorable performance.
I thought that when he (John Mahama) made that point, he was going to list what he has done for the people. Sector by sector, we can run some quick comparisons, but he didn’t do it. I mean, which aspects of the sectors in the Ashanti Region is the former president talking about? We have done over 2,700 kilometers of roads in the Ashanti Region; they (NDC) did 331.
So, what is the former president talking about? In fact, when the Ashanti people asked him for better roads during his tenure as president, he told them that even if he placed gold on their roads, they would not appreciate it.
The Ashanti Region continues to be a significant focal point in the upcoming election, as both the NPP and the NDC escalate their campaign activities.
While the NPP advances its campaign initiatives, prominently featuring Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s relentless efforts to showcase the party’s accomplishments, the NDC’s emphasis on tackling the prevailing economic difficulties will challenge the resilience of its support base.
