John Dramani Mahama, the former leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has blasted the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration, calling it a government that shies away from taking accountability.
He emphasised that “nothing can be repaired if the leader cannot accept responsibility.”
He asserts that assuming responsibility is a sign of effective leadership, and that President Akufo-Addo lacks this trait.
“The fact that they don’t pay attention to advise is what makes it difficult for them to rule. They are unable to learn from their mistakes because they never recognise that they were wrong. Despite Ghana’s bad economic situation, they continue to refuse to take responsibility.
On Tuesday, Mr. Mahama, who is running for president in 2024, addressed branch and constituency executives of the NDC in the Awutu Senya East and West Constituencies. He said: “When you listen to them, they say it is not their fault. Are they implying that Ghanaians are at fault? Who applied for each of the loans? There they were. Nevertheless, if you turn on the news, they always claim that COVID-19 was the root of all of our issues. They claim that they were brought on by Russia and Ukraine.
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He expressed astonishment that the president did not follow his lead, but he also noted that he has not changed his refusal to take accountability for the country’s appalling condition.
“When the President went to Parliament to deliver the State of the Nation Address, I thought he would accept responsibility the way I did when we had an energy crisis in this country. I did not cause it; it was caused by a lack of addition to our (power) generation for many years. So, it got to a time, our demand had exceeded our ability to generate power,” he explained.
“I went to Parliament. I did not say I did not cause it. I said you elected me to take responsibility, so I take responsibility for it, and I will fix it. That is what leadership is about. This is a President who cannot take responsibility and if you can’t take responsibility, you can’t fix anything,” he said to wild cheers.
Former President Mahama is on a three-day ‘Building Ghana we want together’ campaign tour of the twenty-three constituencies in the Central Region.
