The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has woefully failed in his fight against corruption.
Delivering an address titled, “The True State of the Nation Address” on Monday at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, he accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of misleading Ghanaians by asserting that a portion of the funds borrowed by the government, was used to build roads.
According to the party’s Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, only 1.6 percent (1.6%) of the country’s over GH¢820 billion, has been used for road construction.
“It is a tragedy that the President will classify routine minor road management repairs such as re-sealing, refilling, reshaping, pothole filling, re-gravelling and even desilting of gutters as new road construction. The claim that this government has constructed over 11,000 kilometres of new roads is false and should be completely disregarded. The President should hang his head in shame.”
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah
After President Akufo-Addo delivered the State of the Nation Address on the floor of the House, the Minister of Roads and Highways Kwesi Amoako-Attah, asked Parliament to form a bipartisan committee to investigate claims about which government has built more roads in the Fourth Republic.
But Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, speaking at an NDC event to tell the ‘True State of the Nation Address’, claimed that the NPP consumed 93 percent (93%) of the amount, allocated for road construction.
“The President knows that he deliberately misled Ghanaians with this claim because he is aware that only a minute of the overall resources that have accrued to this government since 2017 has been used for the construction and rehabilitation of roads in this country.”
“The truth is that official government of Ghana records show that a whopping 93 percent of the GH¢820 billion, has been used on consumption including Akufo-Addo’s luxurious private travels across the world hired over several months at the expense of the taxpayer.”
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah
The Minority said the Roads minister’s request for a bipartisan committee to investigate claims about which government built more roads during the Fourth Republic is a clear indication that the government has failed in the road sector. Ghanaians, he claimed, will be able to see for themselves whether the NPP government has built more roads, than any other government.
“Despite being the luckiest and most resourced government in Ghana’s history, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government has the least to show in terms of socio-economic development. This is because the NPP has used all your money mainly for consumption. This is contrary to the President’s claim that his government has used ‘a large amount of the money we borrowed on road construction.’
“Covid-19 brought the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government a windfall of about GH¢30bn to manage and mitigate the impact of the pandemic. Unfortunately, this was wasted in election-related expenses.”
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah
He added the President Akufo-Addo-led government, has plunged the country’s economy into a ditch due to reckless spending and mismanagement.
‘Clueless’ Akufo-Addo Has Ruined Ghana’s Economy
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, says Akufo-Addo’s tenure has been characterized by hopelessness, corruption and leadership paralysis.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia claimed every sector under President Akufo-Addo has declined, leading to a high cost of living and punitive economic woes. He added that claims by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that he knew how to revive the economy and not dead people, was all political talk.
In his opinion, the President has failed in all indications of restoring the country’s economy and therefore he (Nana Addo, Dankwa Akufo-addo), cannot claim to know how to revive the economy.
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