We've Leadership Crisis…Mahama Is Perplexed By Lingering Problems

A Communicator of the Progressive People's Party says President John Dramani Mahama is bewildered by the lingering crises that have befallen the Ghanaian citizenry. Charles Owusu making his assertions on Peace FM’s political programme “kokrokoo” on Monday, spelt out to the host, Kwami Sefa Kayi, that the Mahama-led government is bereft of the leadership skills that will help resolve the challenges confronting Ghanaians. He explained that for the economy to grow, the leadership should “walk its talk”, something he believes is uncharacteristic of the Mahama-led adminstration. Expounding further, he noted that President Mahama, then Vice President under the late President John Evans Atta Mills’ regime, “couldn’t help Ghana for any fruitful thing to come into the nation”, hence, the incumbent government is “in leadership crisis.” Expressing his view in relation to the President’s inaugural State of the Nation address last Thursday, he said the Mahama-led government has virtually done nothing to ensure that the crippling energy and water problems are rectified in order to ease the burdens on the citizenry and therefore emphasized that what Ghana needs is “a courageous person who can help the nation.” He cited that; “since the inception of this government, for four years; we have the National Identification Authority which has been thrown away. How are you going to get taxes? So, we’ve highly increased taxes, which as a result, importers are suffering. It (taxes) has been imposed on fuel and the economy is suffering tremendously.” He added that the frequent power fluctuations and water shortages call for answers from government. However, he said, “the NDC and President Mahama cannot fight it. The government cannot fight it unless God steps in.” He also revealed that the “laptop per child project” which was initiated by the late President Mills under the NDC’s Better Ghana Agenda only benefited cronies of the governing party, stressing that government officials embellish policies on paper but hardly roll out any action programmes. He therefore advised the ruling party under the leadership of President John Mahama to seek the face of God in order to relieve the fears of Ghanaians. To him, only God can salvage the economy since President Mahama and his government have failed woefully to find lasting solutions to the plight of Ghanaians, and as a result, implored the governing party to invoke the help of God to remedy the situation or else the economy may crumple. According to him, the President should seek guidance from God in his quest to resolve the challenges facing the economy. He stressed that “if we keep shifting blame, it won’t help”, so, “Let’s kneel down and plead with God to intervene for a change in Ghana.”

Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana