President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed doubts about John Dramani Mahama, the leader of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), and warned that significant projects, especially the Free Senior High School (SHS) program, could be jeopardized if he were to return to power.
President Akufo-Addo issued a warning to the chiefs and populace of the North-East Region on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, stating that the Free SHS initiative, which has offered free secondary education to thousands of students nationwide, could be in jeopardy if Mahama is elected in the upcoming elections on December 7.
Akufo-Addo used Mr. Mahama’s most recent remarks as proof that, should he be granted another term as leader of the NDC, he might abandon the idea. He said, “Let’s ask him [Mahama], which is which? What should the Ghanaian people take as your real position? Because this chopping and changing, chopping and changing, is a very difficult thing for some of us to understand.”
The president voiced concerns about Mr. Mahama’s consistency, implying that he was untrustworthy due to his contradictory remarks regarding the Free SHS policy.
“What should we believe? Are you going to change it? Are you going to cancel it? Are you going to improve it? Because every time you open your mouth, you say a different thing,” said President Akufo-Addo.
He expressed doubts about Mr. Mahama’s credibility as a presidential contender, stating, “I don’t think a man who talks like that, who wants the supreme office of our country, is somebody who can be trusted.”
Source: newsthemegh.com