Former President, John Dramani Mahama has lambasted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his government’s continues failure to accept responsibility for the current economic challenges facing the country.
In the midst of the hardships in the country, government officials including the President and his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have used various platforms to shift some blame to the erstwhile Mahama administration.
Speaking at a workshop held by the Minority Group on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Volta Serene Hotel, John Dramani Mahama noted that the blame game of the government is an excuse to accept responsibility for failing.
He stressed that his past government had no part to play in the policy choices of the ruling government that is delivering the disastrous outcomes that have dragged the country to where it is at the moment.
“In fact, the very idea that this government has requested for an IMF programme would have been sufficient reason for him to go in view of all the unenlightened propaganda he dabbled in against our IMF programme of 2015.
“Rather, he has chosen to show a gaping deficit in leadership attributes by making untenable excuses and seeking to shift blame onto the government that left power almost six years ago and which had no role to play in the poor policy choices that have delivered these disastrous outcomes,” former President Mahama indicated.
He further bemoaned the current state of the Ghanaian economy, insisting that it is evident now more than ever, that those who superintended this disaster do not even realize the cause or gravity of the problem and cannot be relied upon to find any credible remedy.
“We in the NDC continue to do our part by holding this government to account and offering viable alternative paths,” ex-president Mahama remarked.