Resist NPP’s GH¢200 and GH¢500 bribe during elections – Mahama to youth

The presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has called on the youth and students of the Tempane Constituency to resist any attempts by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to sway their votes with monetary incentives.

Speaking to the students and party supporters at the Tempane Senior High School during his national campaign tour, Mr. Mahama urged the young electorate not to let their votes be bought with sums of GH¢200 or GH¢500, warning that such inducements would only perpetuate their poverty.

"Don't let NPP buy your conscience with GH¢200 or GH¢500 during elections to continue to keep you in poverty," Mr Mahama asserted.

"If they come with the money, collect it and chop it, it is your money, but don't vote for them because NPP doesn't have anything better to offer your future," he said.

In his speech, Mr Mahama emphasised that accepting bribes from the NPP would not lead to any substantial improvement in their lives or the country's development.

Instead, he encouraged them to look beyond short-term gains and focus on the long-term benefits of voting for a party that genuinely cares about their future.

The former President also took the opportunity to criticize the NPP's presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, suggesting a lack of consistency and reliability in their policies.

He questioned the candidate's shift in focus from economic issues to digitalisation, implying that this change signaled a lack of concrete plans for the nation's economic recovery.

"If I say the NPP has nothing to offer for the future of Ghanaians, I mean it because the very 'Mr. Economy' who was all over saying micro and macroeconomics is now running away from that to something called digitalisation," Mahama argued.

"Is this the type of person you should trust? Let us rescue this country together through your vote for the NDC," he said.

The Tempane Constituency event is part of Mahama's extensive efforts to engage with the electorates and garner support ahead of the upcoming elections.

He further assured the people of continuing some of the projects that were started under his reign but got abandoned by the current government especially the road network in the area.