{"id":766760,"date":"2022-01-26T11:02:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/26\/mahama-jabs-nana-bawumia-over-collapsed-economy\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T11:02:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:02:49","slug":"mahama-jabs-nana-bawumia-over-collapsed-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/26\/mahama-jabs-nana-bawumia-over-collapsed-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama jabs Nana\/Bawumia over collapsed economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"463\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-65-696x463.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Green Ghana\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Former President John Mahama has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of mismanaging the country\u2019s economy since assuming office.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Mr Mahama said Ghanaians are reeling under the impact of the country\u2019s current debt crisis and the worsening economic hardships imposed on them by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ghanaian economy has been collapsed by President Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr Mahamadu Bawumia. The debt crisis, for which there are very few tangible projects to show for, and worsening economic hardship of Ghanaians amply demonstrate the negative impact of a collapsed economy,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) further indicated that the government\u2019s \u2018voracious appetite for borrowing\u2019 and the imposition of burdensome taxes will erode business capital.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Akufo-Addo-led administration has also crowded out the private sector\u2019s access to credit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NDC remains opposed to the imposition of the numerous fresh taxes on Ghanaians at a time when Government is living large and unwilling or unable to trim expenditure, cut waste and check corruption,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appreciation to NDC MPs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Mahama commended the leadership and members of the Minority group for \u201cholding government accountable\u201d and demonstrating their commitment to protect and push for the interests of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important for MPs, as stressed by other Speakers and the leadership, to always remember that they are representing the people and are also in the House to represent the NDC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the full statement<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJDMahama%2Fposts%2F480499913431746&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"634\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/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=\"OPi9xNqr3qs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam on Adom TV (26-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPi9xNqr3qs?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>Former President John Mahama has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of mismanaging the country\u2019s economy since assuming office. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Mr Mahama said Ghanaians are reeling under the impact of the country\u2019s current debt crisis and the worsening economic hardships imposed on them by the government. 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