Former President John Mahama has accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of making promises it has no capacity to fulfill.
He said he had all the opportunities to compete with the NPP for the wildest promises during the 2016 polls but he declined the temptation and turned down suggestions to follow that trajectory.
Speaking at the National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s Unity Walk in Tarkwa in the Western Region Saturday, Mr Mahama said he was not brought up to make empty promises.
Several people came to tell me to make promises as was done by the NPP but I told them I was not trained that way [and] if I can't do it I won't make a promise, he said in Twi.
Mr Mahama had taken on the then NPP presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over his many campaign promises, describing him as a desperate man.
Mr Akufo-Addo had promised to provide free senior high school (SHS) education, make available $1million to each of the 275 constituencies, construct one factory in each of the 216 districts and abolish some nuisance taxes.
Although some of his promises have been fulfilled, others such as the $1million to each constituency have not been done nearly one year in office.
Ex-president Mahama said he cringed when that promise was made because as president then, he knew the state coffers was not healthy to support that ambitious plan.
"We were in government and we said it is not possible," he said of the $1million-to-each-constituency promise.
He said his values in life are similarly shared by all NDC members and that prevent them from making promises they will not be able to fulfill.
"NDC is a party that doesn't lie [and] what we can't do, we won't say we will do and what we say we will, we do them," he said, adding Ghanaians are now disappointed with the government.
Source: JFM/Ghana
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This man is laughable
Day dreaming. Juicy promise or not you can't win any elections anymore.
Didn't Mahama say he delivered everything as a president? so which additional promises was he asked to put out? It is clear that the defeat has disoriented him and his entire party. Every statement contradicts the previous ones. I sympathize with Mahama though.
NDC does not lie. Another definition of NDC is LIE. Mahama u won't stop this ur azaan talking politics.Ur second defeat will b vry miserable
What was more juicy than sharing of V8 cars to Chiefs, Comedians. If l were you, l will not even talk but retire peacefully. Do not deceive yourself that Ghanaians will vote for you in 2020.
how could u make promises when u claimed u had already started implementing all the promises NPP was making , u r confused u keep contradicting yourself u r too desprate
Please learn to do that next time as you are bent on becoming president again, knowing it did work for the npp. You and your cohorts laughed free shs, but it is here with us. Comfortable lead indeed
I guess John Mahama needs a wake up call. If you had even promised heaven on earth, you would have lost. Just stop this shenanigans and concentrate on a better message for Ghanaians to buy into. Mitttweeew