John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to apologize to Ghanaians for the economic difficulties faced under their administration.
Mahama argued that Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam is not the right person to apologize, as he was recently appointed and was not involved in the policies leading to the current issues.
This follows Dr. Amin Adam’s recent apology to Ghanaians for the hardships caused by government policies, especially the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).
During a town hall meeting in Accra, the Finance Minister explained that the debt restructuring was essential to secure the IMF facility and asked for public forgiveness.
“We needed to restructure our debts because it was one of the requirements by the IMF.
We started with the domestic debt exchange programme, the domestic exchange programme was very successful, achieving 95 percent participation.
On this note, I would like to appeal to the people of this country to forgive us,” Dr. Amin Adam stated.
John Mahama says that the apology should come from Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, not from Dr. Amin Adam.
Mahama, speaking during his campaign in the Volta Region on Wednesday, argued that since Dr. Amin Adam was only recently appointed, he shouldn’t be the one apologizing.
“This Finance Minister they just brought yesterday, he is not part of those who have put us where we are. They brought him, ‘okay, go and apologise’, it’s not his apology we want. He just came.
“Those who must apologise are 1. Jack Toronto (a nickname he has given to President Akufo-Addo), 2. the Head of the solid Economic Management Team, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,” he stated.
“Even whatever apology they give, Ghanaians must send them back into opposition. We either change or do more of the same. We are disatisfied with more of the same so definitely something must give, change must happen,” he charged.
