‘Akufo-Addo gov’t has struggled to deliver’ -Kwabena Agyepong
At the launch of his flagbearer bid on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, Mr Kwabena Agyepong said: “We must be honest enough to admit that the Akufo-Addo government, despite chalking successes in health, in roads and infrastructure, tourism, and, of course, education, has struggled to deliver on a number of fronts”.
“We started out to say that we are breaking the dependence on Western aid”, Mr Agyepong said, adding: “The slogan, Ghana Beyond Aid run from the Jubilee House with intensity and vigour but today we lie on a stretcher before the International Monetary Fund”.
He noted: “Today, Ghana has become a case of how not to do it”.
He acknowledged that “it is true that the international climate has been hostile”, but asked: “How many countries have had inflation hitting through the roofs?”
“These are stark signals of economic distress and we cannot hide these facts. We have had to endure a painful debt exchange with our pensioners laying siege at the Finance Ministry”, the former spokesperson of President John Kufuor said.
In the light of this, he said “the NPP cannot afford to put forward those who led us to this state and expect Ghanaians to embrace them during the 2024 elections”.
“We need a new face, a pair of clean hands, a leader to reconnect with our base and earn the trust of Ghanaians. I humbly submit that I, Kwabena Agyepong, offer the hope of a fresh start for Ghana”, Mr Agyepong said.
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