{"id":1136766,"date":"2022-06-28T19:18:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/28\/comparing-ndc-to-npp-is-like-comparing-light-and-darkness-sam-george\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T19:18:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:18:34","slug":"comparing-ndc-to-npp-is-like-comparing-light-and-darkness-sam-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/28\/comparing-ndc-to-npp-is-like-comparing-light-and-darkness-sam-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing NDC to NPP is like comparing light and darkness \u2013 Sam George"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1653312218_19_image-496-696x522.png\"   alt=\"Sam George\" title=\"Sam George\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam George<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Ningo-Prampram MP has intimated that the two leading political parties in the country cannot be compared to each other in terms of achievements.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Dzata George insists that comparing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a mismatch.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, even though, the NDC did not perform well in government, the NPP has been worse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sam-Dzata-Goerge-2-1024x572.png\" alt=\"'Comparing NDC to NPP is like comparing light and darkness' - Sam George\" class=\"wp-image-10032117565\" title=\"'Comparing NDC to NPP is like comparing light and darkness' - Sam George\"\/><figcaption>Sam Dzata Goerge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The outspoken lawmaker said the Akufo-Addo administration inherited an economy where the price of fuel was cheaper but prices have since skyrocketed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NDC didn\u2019t do perfect in government. We didn\u2019t get it all right but when you compare the NDC to the NPP, it\u2019s like comparing light and darkness. Yes, the NDC didn\u2019t do well, they say but we handed over an economy where fuel was selling at GHS4.00 but the guy who says he can do better is now selling it at over GH12.00. So, who is doing better?,\u201d he quizzed.<\/p>\n<p>Sam George made the comments at the\u00a0Arise Ghana demonstration today, Tuesday, June 28.<\/p>\n<p>A pressure group, Arise Ghana, and its allies are protesting against worsening economic conditions in the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Arise-Ghana-demo-1.jpeg\" alt=\"'Comparing NDC to NPP is like comparing light and darkness' - Sam George\" class=\"wp-image-10032117561\" title=\"'Comparing NDC to NPP is like comparing light and darkness' - Sam George\"\/><figcaption>Some Arise Ghana demonstrators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even though the Police were against the intended duration of the demonstration, the High Court ruled that the demonstration should take place between 8 and 4 pm on the route proposed by the Police.<\/p>\n<p>It ruled against the protest running into the night.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters are challenging this and had planned to start the demonstrations at midday instead of the 8 am proposed by the Court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has asked the officers deployed to provide security for the demonstrators to treat them with respect and dignity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should continue to remember that those demonstrators are human beings like us; those demonstrators are Ghanaians like us; they are our brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we should treat them with all the respect, the civility and dignity that each and every human being deserves. In effect, we should treat them the way we would have loved to be treated if we were on the other side,\u201d he told a parade of Police officers ahead of the protest.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ydNLKi89mvE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (28-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydNLKi89mvE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam George The Ningo-Prampram MP has intimated that the two leading political parties in the country cannot be compared to each other in terms of achievements. Sam Dzata George insists that comparing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a mismatch. 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