Hopelessness is the true State of the Nation – NPP

A Deputy Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the true state of Ghana is ‘hopelessness’.

Ghanaians are "despair, disenchanted and disillusioned” by the uninspiring leadership provided by the Mahama-led government, Samuel Awuku stressed.

His comments were in reaction to President John Mahama’s first State of the Nation address delivered in Parliament on Thursday.

Critics of the president have described the address as poor, verbose, uninspiring and lacking substance.

The NPP has hinted it will present what it termed "The True State of The Nation" which would highlight the challenges faced by Ghanaians since the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) assumed power.

Members of the NDC have dismissed the NPP's criticisms, insisting the President’s address was the most inspiring State of the Nation address in Ghana's recent history.

However, speaking on Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen programme Friday, Mr Awuku said President Mahama demonstrated he had lost touch with reality and had no idea what the true state of the nation was.

According to him, Ghana was in a ‘state of coma’ because of the president's lax and aloofness to the plight of the citizenry.

He said the president failed to offer realistic solutions to the erratic power supply, water rationing and the shortage of petroleum products that the nation was saddled with.

He added that the State of the Nations address was mere rhetoric and offered less hope to Ghanaians.

He called for a national prayer to resuscitate the nation.

Mr. Awuku is optimistic the NPP's challenge of Mr. Mahama's election at the Supreme Court will win the day to enable the opposition party rescue the nation from its current path.