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Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide has challenged the previous Mahama led NDC Administration to compare records of infrastructural achievement and the cost involved in carrying out those projects.

According to him, this will help Ghanaians to be better informed and know which of the two administrations [NPP and NDC] has done well managing the resources and added value to the money used for those projects in the country.

Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Pius Enam Hadzide said it is necessary to compare records of infrastructure so that Ghanaians will be well informed about which government deserves another chance to manage the economy and move the country forward.

To him, the comparison of records and value for money in the infrastructural projects by the two administrations will prevent a situation where someone will mislead the electorates with sweet words and falsehood to vote wrongly in the upcoming general elections.

“We want to compare records of infrastructure and the cost involved so that Ghanaians will have informed minds, going into the upcoming election. We don’t want a situation where someone will mislead the electorates with sweet words and falsehood to vote wrongly in the upcoming general elections”.

“We must make informed decisions and we can only make informed decisions if we have the information and so we will furnish Ghanaians with the information in order for them to make informed decisions in the December 7 polls," he said.

His challenge to the previous NDC administration is born out of the 8th town hall meeting which will be led by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday Evening August 18, 2020, to render an account of their stewardship to Ghanaians.

He said that the Akufo-Addo led NPP government is not afraid of accountability, explaining why the town hall meeting has been introduced to render an account of good governance to Ghanaians.

He added that the town hall meeting will be focusing on delivering infrastructure; thus, the infrastructure will not be based on one or two infrastructures situated in Accra alone but rather the entire country.

“People will see that infrastructure has been equitably distributed to the extent that every district in the country has its fair share of it. Again, Ghanaians will see that there is a certain infrastructure that costs the nation a huge amount but the same amount has been used to build more infrastructure than one. For instance, Ghanaians will see the value for money as the money that went into constructing one interchange, the same amount has been used to construct more than one interchange under the Akufo-Addo government.”

“We are coming to render an account of the infrastructure we have done and how much they cost the nation and we will urge the previous government to bring out the cost of their infrastructure and compare them to ours so that Ghanaians will see the difference and decide which government deserve another chance to manage the economy and the country. We believe in accountability and that explains why the NPP government hurriedly passed the Right to Information Bill,” he dared.