Former President John Dramani Mahama
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Dramani Mahama has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for overseeing what he describes as the worst form of roads across the country.
According to him, despite the government's repeated claims of unprecedented improvement in the road sector, the state of major roads in the country has worsened, creating discomfort for passengers.
The former president was speaking at an event in Hamile, in the Upper West region, to commiserate with the family of the late Zakaria Saana Dramani, who, until his death, was the Lambusie constituency chairman of the NDC.
Referring to the poor state of some major roads in the north, he said, "They go around saying that they have done more roads in the history of this country than any other government. Look at the road that goes to Techiman. All tracks that carry goods to Burkina Faso, Mali, and other countries pass through that road.
"Successive governments built that road. Every year we used to do routine maintenance. Since this government came into power, look at the Wa-Sawla road, look at the Bole-Bamboi road, look at the Bamboi-Techiman road—all in a very deplorable state.
"But when the president and the vice president visit and people raise these issues, they behave as if they don't know about it. You have six months left; when are you going to work on these roads?"
The former president further criticized the Akufo-Addo administration for engaging in propaganda instead of working hard to improve the lives of Ghanaians.
"In the short span of seven and a half years, this country has been brought to its knees. We are dealing with a government that only believes in propaganda. They keep repeating the same thing over and over again so that people will believe the lies they are saying. The reality is that they don't have what it takes to develop this country."
Mr. Mahama urged Ghanaians to elect the NDC to continue with its developmental agenda, which was on course until it lost power in 2016.
