A former Minister of Local Government has stated the rampant mismanagement and corruption displayed by the current administration have created a significant hurdle for Ghanaians to trust the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its leadership.
According to him, regardless of who emerges as the flagbearer, the ruling party will struggle to reposition itself to the electorate as the best choice.
He emphasized that the situation is worsened by the fact that the NPP and its flagbearer aspirants have lost their stature and do not instil fear in the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) any longer.
He said, “None of the presidential aspirants poses a threat to the NDC. With their failed leadership and the mess created, they would rather pose a threat to the country.”
Speaking on UK-based Omega FM, the former Minister, Akwasi Mr. Oppong-Fosu, said touting the performance of the NPP government as unprecedented by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia does not surprise anyone.
“He lives in his own bubble. He believes in his own lies, and that is a problem and problem for his own party; and it is not surprising his contenders are appealing to delegates not to vote for any liar,” he stated.
In his discussion on the intersection of politics and ethnicity, the former local government minister emphasized that the practice of using ethnicity and religion as political tools has empowered opportunistic politicians to evade responsibility and avoid being held accountable.
According to him, people are born into families and not political parties as some claim and warned until the country renews its mindset on leadership purposes, abuse of power, corruption, and nepotism will persist to the disadvantage of the very people who defend the perpetrators.”