National Communication Officer, Mr Sammy Gyamfi
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) made utopian promises ahead of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections which could hoodwink even dwarfs, the National Communication Officer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Sammy Gyamfi, has said.
The lawyer told a gathering of ‘Kum y?n pr?ko’ demonstrators on Tuesday, 9 July 2019 in Accra that those promises were only meant to deceive Ghanaians to vote for the NPP.
“They promised you One District-One Factory, One Village-One Dam, US$1m per constituency, and several others. Let me ask you: have you received your dams and factories?”
He added: “Dr Bawumia spoke a lot about the performance of the cedi under the NDC but what has he done as the Vice-President? Nothing.
“Ghanaians have sold their coloured televisions for a black-and-white TV by voting against the NDC and they have all regretted.”
At the same demonstration organised by the Coalition for Social Justice, the Women Organiser of NDC, Dr Hanna Bissiw described the Akufo-Addo government as a “corrupt” and “wicked” administration which has cowed journalists and stolen media freedom in Ghana.
Speaking to Class News, Dr Bissiw told Simon Agbovi that the meanness of the Akufo-Addo government has entrenched insecurity and fear among journalists, whom, she claimed, can no longer speak and work in freedom.
“We’re protesting against the hardship, the insecurity in our country, the thievery in our country, the corruption in our country, the cluelessness of the government we have in place”, she told the reporter.
“Now, when you say the president is corrupt or the government is corrupt, you guys [media] say it’s an allegation.
“Your media freedom has been stolen, so, now you people are even afraid to get the very opinion of Ghanaians.
“I want to remind you that per the president’s stolen speech at his inauguration day, he said we should be citizens and not spectators. So, the media, start working as citizens; stop the ‘fear fear’ things.
“This is a corrupt government, this is a wicked government, this is a mean government, that’s why taxes are high: there’s toilet tax, borla tax. Today, markets are collapsing, today the education system is down, the security in this country is also no more. What we are saying is that we want our security back, and you the press, you’re those who inform us, we want your freedom back”, she demanded.
