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\u00a0The Presidential candidate of the NDC, John Drama\u00adni Mahama, has entreat\u00aded the youth in the country to consider next month\u2019s elections as one that has implications for their future.<\/p>\n
In his view, the youth are the ones who would bear the brunt of the decision that would be taken on December 7, and would have to live with the ramifications of the government which would be installed on January 7, 2025.<\/p>\n
Addressing a mini rally at Kyebi on Monday, as part of his cam\u00adpaign of the Eastern Region, Mr Mahama said the choice of voters should not be based solely on po\u00adlitical affiliation, but consideration for who could redeem Ghana from the ditch it\u2019s been driven into by the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government.<\/p>\n
He stated that the youth would be the ones to defray the unsus\u00adtainable debt the current govern\u00adment has incurred from GH\u00a2122 billion in 2016 to GH\u00a2760 billion.<\/p>\n
The former president bemoaned the lack of jobs for the youth, not\u00ading that unemployment continued to worsen, increasing from eight per cent in 2016 to 14 per cent currently.<\/p>\n
According to Mr Mahama, the NPP rode on the back of false\u00adhood to secure electoral victory in 2016, but lacked the requisite competence and personnel to manage the country.<\/p>\n
Recounting the campaign prom\u00adises of the NPP government prior to assuming power, Mr Mahama questioned the whereabouts of the one million dollar per constituency promise, and challenged the gov\u00adernment to show what that money has been used for at Kyebi.<\/p>\n
The five-day Eastern Region campaign took the former pres\u00adident and his team to Nsawam, Teacher Mantey, Adeiso, Asa\u00admankese, Suhum, and Koforid\u00adua in the Nsawam Adoagyiri, Ayensuano, Upper West Akim, Lower West Akim, Suhum and New Juaben South constituencies, respectively.<\/p>\n
In Nsawam, the former pres\u00adident emphasised that choosing the NDC at the poll was crucial to change the direction of leadership of the country.<\/p>\n
The elections, the former presi\u00addent said, presents the opportunity to improve Ghana\u2019s fortunes and that shift in leadership was needed, urgently to tackle the challenges arising from the mismanagement of the economy, the incompetence and corruption in high places.<\/p>\n
In Suhum, the former president accused the Akufo-Addo gov\u00adernment of engaging in \u201creckless decisions\u201d like the collapse of local banks, which did not only ren\u00adder thousands jobless, but added GH\u00a225 billion to the public debt, a problem which costs less than GH\u00a210 billion.<\/p>\n
Moreover, he said the NDC government would take conscious steps to create sustainable formal jobs to absorb the professionals who lost their jobs and make credit available to women through the proposed Women Development Bank.<\/p>\n
He gave the assurance that an NDC government would recon\u00adstruct the pothole ridden Suhum to Koforidua road if voted into power.<\/p>\n
In Koforidua the former president stated that the Eastern Regional capital town would be elevated into metropolitan status.<\/p>\n
He said the planned elevation was conceived in 2016, but has since been abandoned by the NPP government.<\/p>\n
The former president also as\u00adsured of overhauling the Koforidua market into a modern trading hub.<\/p>\n
\u00a0FROM JULIUS YAO PETETSI, KYEBI<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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