Vice President and Flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has praised the accomplishments of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government.
He emphasized that despite the recent economic difficulties, the quality of life for the people of Ghana has significantly improved in the past seven years, particularly when compared to the period when former President John Mahama was in power.
Dr. Bawumia highlighted the challenges encountered by Ghanaians under Mahama’s leadership, including regular power outages known as ‘dumsor’, rising unemployment rates, increased tariffs, and closures of businesses.
He confidently stated that despite the recent economic challenges causing hardships for many Ghanaians, there is no doubt that the lives of Ghanaians have greatly improved during our government’s seven-year tenure compared to the previous administration under John Mahama.
Sure. I can say without any fear of contradiction that notwithstanding the recent economic challenges, which have resulted in hardships for many Ghanaians, the fact remains that the lives of Ghanaians have improved significantly after seven years of our government from what they were during the government of John Mahama.
There is no dispute about it. Why do I say that? Because the data says so! You would recall that in the previous government, we endured four years of power outages (which we called dumsor), which collapsed many businesses and increased unemployment.
There was no chalk in schools, and teacher and nursing training allowances were cancelled. There was a near-collapse of the National Health Insurance Scheme and the National Ambulance Service. There were increases in electricity tariffs by an average of 50% annually. And many parents could not afford the fees to send their children to senior high school.
