NPP has enviable record of expanding economy - John Boadu
The General Secretary of
the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has alluded that the NPP’s
opportunity of being in office for less than 3 years has an enviable record of
increasing the size of the economy which has unprecedentedly brought comfort to
the Ghanaian populace.
He noted that there was the need for all
well-meaning Ghanaians to ensure that the party stayed in power for several
years as that was the surest way of rebuilding the nation.
‘President Nana Addo inherited a tattered
economy from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and in less than 3 years,
he has expanded the economy’, John Boadu told Kwame Tutu on Anopa Nkomo on
Accra based Kingdom FM 107.7 in an exclusive studio interview.
He has asked the Ghanaian electorate to make a
dispassionate comparison of the economic performances of the two leading
political parties to propel an excellent decision to maintain the NPP in 2020.
The ruling party’s General Secretary reiterated
that governance was about social inclusion, good governance, creating jobs for
the people, ensuring better incomes and housing for workers, as well as
consolidating the economic gains made so far, and not resorting to propaganda
and deception.
‘The NPP government would continue to implement
social interventions that would inure to the benefit of Ghanaians, and
mentioned the port reforms, the Free Senior High School policy, reduction of
the benchmark values of imports, payment of the National Health Insurance
subscriptions, capitation grants, among others,’ he noted.
John Boadu, therefore, urged Ghanaians to be
alert and cross-check facts, and not to rely on figures that did not have any
credibility, especially when it’s coming from the NDC.
The NPP General-Secretary was of the conviction
that the NDC has discredited record on the management of the economy and they
could not pose credible facts to challenge the Nana Addo led government, hence
they have resorted to lies and propaganda to throw the dust into the eyes of
Ghanaians.
Mahama Is Peerless When It Comes To Dabbling In Corruption – John Boadu
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has
disclosed that the alleged acts of corruption being recorded in the Akufo-Addo
led government pales in comparison to what occurred under the erstwhile Prez
Mahama administration.
He says President Nana Addo has taken bold
actions to deal with corruption, a feat former Prez Mahama could not boast of
when he was in office.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' program on the
recent Public Procurement Authority (PPA) scandal, the NPP scribe added that he
was very optimistic the NPP government will end corruption in the country."It is
very annoying to realize that a government and the President is trying very
hard to end corruption, but you have few individuals who dabble in corruption, he said."...former
President Mahama was himself corrupt so there’s no way he (Mahama) can ever
discuss corruption let alone have the temerity to fight it should he even in
the unlikeliest situation be elected into office again," he added.
He has asked Ghanaians to remain calm until the
Special Prosecutor and CHRAJ boss are done with their investigations.
The suspended Chief Executive of the PPA, Adjenim
Boateng Adjei has been the subject of scrutiny and investigations in the past
as records suggest a Justice Adade committee set up to investigate a report by
the Chief Internal Auditor of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in 2003
recommended he should be prosecuted for misusing public funds.
According to the report, Mr. Ajenim Boateng
Adjei and 3 others were recommended for prosecution for misusing "an
amount of GHC72.5m so they should be investigated and prosecuted for causing
financial loss to the state.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on
Thursday, August 22, 2019, suspended from office, with immediate effect, Mr.
Adjei after he was unmasked in an exposé over the alleged sale of state
contracts.
Mr. Adjei, per Investigative journalist, Manasseh
Azure Awuni's latest piece, “Contracts for Sale”, was said to have established
his own company under the name Talent Discovery Limited incorporated in June
2017 which has won some government contracts through restrictive
tendering.
In the 46-minute video, it also emerged that the
company was engaged in the sale of contracts and was ready to sell one worth a
¢22.3 million to a non-existent entity during an undercover
investigation.
A statement signed by Director of Communications
at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin noted that President Akufo-Addo has
subsequently, referred the allegations involving conflict of interest to the
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and those
relating to potential acts of corruption to the Office of Special Prosecutor,
for their prompt action.
