Top 5 scandals Akuffo Addo and John Mahama have in common
Ghana’s development dangles in limbo, either it is the NPP or the NDC but very few have looked beyond this political binoculars to see that these two parties are just two sides of the same coin. They may not entirely be the same as perhaps, some headway has been made by one than the other as some analysts claim. Outstanding among them is the free SHS which was poo poo-ed by the NDC but fired into reality by the NPP. But on a larger scale, it is interesting to note that the living standard of the ordinary Ghanaian hardly takes a drastic positive change during party A’s reign or B.
This political debacle has led to Ghanaians directly comparing John Mahama to Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo.
factalive has gathered out top 5 similarities between these two leaders and why Ghanaians must believe they are more aligned than malaligned.
#5: Metro Mass Transit Scandals
The John Mahama’s government was caught pants down in one of the biggest corruption scandals in the transportation ministry. His government rebranded Metro Mass Transit buses for a whooping GHC 3,649,044.75 for the 116 buses. Not only was the rebranding unecessary and waste of the tax payers hard-earned money but the real cost was also bloated to squeeze millions of cedis into the pockets of party loyalists.
Colored picture of John Mahama painted beside black and white pictures of past presidents.
MMT CEO/Procurement Officer on tape seeking to breach procurement processes: Metro Mass Transit [MMT] scandal in which the Managing Director was caught on tape circumventing procurement processes in the acquisition of some 300 buses for the company.
#4: Ghana Football Association
#3: Fuel Price Hikes
#2: Mahama’s GYEEDA and SADA, Akuffo Addo’s AMERI deal
#1: Dumsor
John Mahama famously earned the name “Mr. Power cut” for the constant power outages in the country. John Mahama was forced to confess that his greatest challenge as President was the energy crisis. In an interview on TV3, the former President indicated that the energy crisis popularly known as ‘Dumsor’ which blighted the country for over three years was not an easy issue to deal with. It was his greatest shortcomings as a President.
“I will say that the most challenging issue for me as a president that I have to deal with is the power crisis.
“I saw myself engaging the power ministry a couple of times more than other ministries because it wasn’t easy to overcome that challenge” he stated.
This lead to the Power minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor resigning shortly after been sworn into office for failing to fix the crisis as promised upon his assumption of office.
So next time you get into any brawl as to which of these leaders is the best for the country, pause to rethink your emotions. God bless our counry, Ghana.