Economic Advisor and Spokesperson to the Vice President, Dr. Gideon Boako, has questioned the NDC's capabilities to survive the performance momentum of the NPP government.
According to him he has been monitoring media reports and commentaries after the commissioning of the 307 ambulances by President Akufo-Addo and it is clear that the NDC looks dazed.
In a Statement copied Peacefmonline.com, he added that until the commissioning of the ambulances, he didn’t know politics could make us so unpatriotic.
"Until the commissioning of the ambulances, I didn’t know politics could make us so unpatriotic. Suddenly, there are social media adverts sponsored against ambulances just as they did to the drones and Free SHS. Thankfully, anytime they have mounted such vicious propaganda the President and his government have remained resolute and delivered," a part of the statement read.
He has however challenged the NDC to tell Ghanaians any major policy initiative they announced and truly were able to deliver.
"Would it be One Time Premium for Health Insurance, Hope City or what?" he sought to know.
Below Is A Copy of His statement
Can the NDC Survive the Performance Momentum of this Government*?
I have been monitoring media reports and commentaries after the commissioning of the 307 ambulances by President Akufo-Addo. One thing is clear - the NDC looks dazed if I am not mistaking. Some of them have started making comments on social media and sometimes when you read the comments you wonder if they did so themselves.
Until the commissioning of the ambulances, I didn’t know politics could make us so unpatriotic. Suddenly, there are social media adverts sponsored against ambulances just as they did to the drones and Free SHS. Thankfully, anytime they have mounted such vicious propaganda the President and his government have remained resolute and delivered.
So far, the drones have been delivered against the propaganda of “You Can’t Do”, Free SHS has been delivered against the propaganda of “It Is Not Possible” and now One Constituency One Ambulance is delivered against the propaganda of “It Is All Hoax”.
Perhaps, we should ask the NDC to tell us any major policy initiative they announced and truly were able to deliver. Would it be One Time Premium for Health Insurance, Hope City or what?
But much as these deliverables are enough to unsettle the NDC for election 2020 there are still more coming. I am sure they have concluded the Year of Roads concept announced by the government will also not happen. Well! Yesterday I had some refreshing information on that.
To help actualize President Akufo-Addo’s vision of delivering massive roads infrastructure in the country this year under the ‘Year of Roads’ concept, the Ministry of Roads and Highways organized a retreat for all regional ministers, executives of the Ghana Chamber of Construction, road engineers and contractors, and departments and agencies under the Ministry.
As outlined by the sector Minister, Hon. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the investment made by this government in the road sector is quite assuring. So far, the government has paid about GHc5.2 billion cedis to road contractors from 2017 to date, unprecedented in the first three years of any government in our history.
In the GHc2.2 billion Year of Roads package announced by government last year contractors who were owed by Ministry of Finance less than GHc5 million Ghana cedis totaling 168 (I.e. GoG) and submitted their Certificates by August 2019 have been paid in full (100%,) while those who were owed more than GHc5 million, totaling 210 have been paid 40% of the total amount owed.
For those who were owed directly by the Ministry of Roads and Highways under Road Fund, those government owed less than GHc500,000 totaling 4,212, an amount of GHc482 million has been used to pay all of them (i.e 100% payment). Those owed more than GHc10 million have been paid 40% with a total amount of GHc584 million, while for those owed between GHc500,000 and GHc10 million payment is ongoing for them.
In terms of project execution, despite the difficulties, a substantial amount of road projects are being executed concurrently (simultaneously) in all the 16 regions and 260 districts in the country. The cumulative performance as at the end of 2019 shows the following:
Routine Maintenance - 34,890km
Periodic Maintenance - 1,490km
Major and Minor. - 420km
Asphaltic Overlays. - 210km
Aside these, there are bridges ongoing across the country; we have interchanges such as Tema roundabout, Pokuase, Obetsebi Lamptey Circle, Tamale, all ongoing.
In addition to the many feeder, urban, highway and cocoa roads ongoing the Sinohydro and critical roads have also started. Others include the China Geo on Kumasi Sofoline interchange that will complete the stretch to Abuakwa to start soon, China Water of Kwafokrom to Apedwa back to work, procurement of contractor for the Volvo bridge ongoing, Bolga-Bawku-Polimakrom road very active, etc.
Admittedly, the roads' infrastructure needs are huge and the government will continue to do more for all.
And by the way, can we know the road network size constructed by the NDC from 2009 to 2016 or narrowly from 2009 to 2012?
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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including the deliberate collapse of opponents banks?
Now in engendering trust and moving people along in corporate governance ..having an open door approach really solves alot of problems..Fairly this govt has acted in ways that seems to be listening to the people tho at times somewhat late..Are there silent "grudgers"? Yes..Well the banking clean up will there have been better ways to deal with it ?Certainly every system does develop robust systems to make it better..But without an iota of doubt i doff my heart out for the bold step..Take it or leave it posterity will judge this govt for their bold stance and creative make in resolving social issues..It cant get any better
WHAT A SMART GOVERNMENT. A GOOD PIECE WITH DATA TO SUPPORT THE ASSERTION. DELIVERING ON THE PROMISES. NPP HAS WON MY VOTE THIS COMING ELECTION
ah this guy too has started talking like bawumiah..you guys have no shame...you still got the effrontery to speak
Ndc is only good for propaganda. In 8yrs what did they do. This was exactly they did to Kuffour Ghanaians later realized the baton was given to a wrong Party. Guys Ndc are noise makers they are full of visionless people
Please ask yourself whether those who voted massively for the party in 2016 are also performing, if yes fine, if no then NPP is in trouble, i keep saying fear people who are quiet for you never know what they may be thinking, yooo, John Mahama did a lot of infrastructure, campaigned massively by moving to all the constituencies yet he lost heavily, why? The answer is not far fetched,ie NEGLECT OF PARTY FOOT SOLDIERS, NPP is threading the same path and may suffer same fate in 2020, yoooo, you will only get to know when counting of votes begin.
I'd rather we tone down on the personal attacks and focus on what matters most-development.Ndc tell us your plan..There are alot of issues begging for smart solutions..NPP loosing..there's an obvious possibility but relying on sentiments/emotions can be ndc's greatest albatross..Npp seems to have a plan..largely successful..Methinks npp will win it..
To me the coordinated approach adopted by this govt to resolving social issues is very commendable...I am in no doubt of the immense impact the free shs has brought to the populace.Few setbacks..let govt deal ruthlessly with the issue of corruption.Find creative means to create smart cities beyond the Greater Accra Region and stimulate alot of enterpreneurial enterprises to boost the private sector..
npp it too late pls nothing can stop you going to the opposition. No answer required from above crocodile thx.
Dr. Gideon Boako, the above coats can not win npp 2020 election it is too late thx. Even free shs can not win you election because parents are going through hell. The problem for npp is there were too mush job losses and menzgold issues.