Editor of The Newscenta, Elvis Darko, has challenged President John Dramani Mahama’s assertion that his government has fulfilled its promises within the first 120 days in office, describing the declaration as misleading.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, May 8, he argued that merely initiating government programs and policy reversals does not equate to actual delivery on promises.
“Everybody in Ghana will admit that the 120-day contracts that we are happy about have not solved even 5% of our national problems, but we are all anxious to solve our problems. So you start the processes of doing things, it doesn’t mean that you are done.
“This is a normal thing that any government voted into power will do to tell the public that what I promised, I have started it. So, for me, when we categorise it as having been fulfilled, I have a challenge with that. Starting a process is one thing, and how the process pans out is also another thing,” he said. “
His remarks come in response to President Mahama’s national address delivered on Wednesday, May 7, during which the President enumerated several achievements chalked within his administration’s first 120 days.
These included the introduction of a Code of Conduct for political appointees, the cancellation of the controversial betting tax, the abolition of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy), and initial steps toward building a leaner, more efficient government.
According to Darko, while these moves signal intent, they fall short of the concrete results Ghanaians expect.
He emphasised that launching reforms or policies is only the beginning of governance, not the end.