Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called on political leaders to stop undermining or discrediting the developmental contributions made by past governments.
In a discussion with journalists on Sunday, November 17, Kufuor criticized the habit of successive administrations claiming sole credit for national progress while overlooking the achievements of their predecessors.
He condemned the practice of political opponents taking exclusive credit for development projects in order to score political points, warning that such actions ultimately undermine the collective progress of the nation.
According to Kufuor, acknowledging and building on the work of past governments is essential for sustainable development and national unity.
“They claim we didn’t put up any university, but if you take the University of Development Studies, even though it was started for the late JJ Rawlings, go and ask who developed the place in terms of infrastructure. The hostels in Tamale were put up by my administration, the Navrongo and Wa campus were all developed by us.
“But it is all in the name of UDS. Because I took infrastructure there, should I say I was the one who started the school? That is not how we should go about it. But our opponents are making such claims. They all want to make people believe that everything was started and implemented by them.
“We have major developments in Legon, KNUST, UCC and others. I even took some businesses, including banks, to develop tertiary campuses, but that does not mean Kufuor started those schools. When we continue like that, it will not help the country.
“It only creates a situation where a new government will neglect the projects of its opponent because it wants to also prove that it did something. I think we should stop all these for the benefit of the country.
