{"id":330242,"date":"2025-04-20T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/04\/20\/dont-be-fooled-by-campaign-promises-ayikoi-otoo-warns-voters\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:04:04","slug":"dont-be-fooled-by-campaign-promises-ayikoi-otoo-warns-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/04\/20\/dont-be-fooled-by-campaign-promises-ayikoi-otoo-warns-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t be fooled by campaign promises \u2013 Ayikoi Otoo warns voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/420\/42055353.295.jpg\" alt=\"Former Attorney General, Ayikoi Otoo\" title=\"Former Attorney General, Ayikoi Otoo\" width=\"295\" height=\"181\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former Attorney General, Ayikoi Otoo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Former Attorney General and diplomat Nii Ayikoi Otoo has questioned the credibility of former President John Mahama\u2019s 120-day social contract, dismissing it as a campaign tactic rather than a realistic policy commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Radio, Otoo described the widely publicized pledge as part of the theatrics that typically accompany political seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn politics, especially during campaigns, you have to sell yourself to the voting population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are things people say to woo the electorate to their side. The 120-day social contract and what he [Mahama] promises to do in his first 100 days are all part of the gimmicks of politicking,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Otoo further pointed out that even in past administrations, early appointments and implementations rarely happened as swiftly as promised.<\/p>\n<p>He cited delays in the appointment of ministers and their deputies as examples that contradict the feasibility of rapid transformation within the first few months of a new administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it happened within 14 days,\u201d Otoo remarked. \u201cSome names came later\u2014even deputy ministers\u2014and all that took some time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of energy challenges, he disputed recent claims that the notorious power crisis, known as \u201cdumsor,\u201d had been resolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDumsor has not gone. We still have problems with power outages,\u201d he said, underscoring the persistent infrastructural and management issues within the power sector.<\/p>\n<p>He also criticized attempts to shift certain executive powers, particularly those relating to tax exemptions. \u201cNow they say they cannot do that and instead want to take away the President\u2019s power to approve exemptions,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the broader political culture, Otoo said such grand promises are often used strategically to attract votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are a politician and you make promises about what you intend to do, people might not vote for you. So most people come on board and say things,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by calling on the media to play a more proactive role in evaluating political promises. \u201cThe media\u2014which is the fourth estate\u2014should be holding them accountable for whether or not those promises are achievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Attorney General, Ayikoi Otoo Former Attorney General and diplomat Nii Ayikoi Otoo has questioned the credibility of former President John Mahama\u2019s 120-day social contract, dismissing it as a campaign tactic rather than a realistic policy commitment. 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