Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart and political strategist, has said that Ghanaians cannot in any way blame President Akufo-Addo and his government for all the struggles they are going through.
The Akufo-Addo-led government has ascribed the economic hardship Ghana is facing to the negative effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on economies worldwide and, more recently, to the global economic turbulence caused by Russiaās invasion of Ukraine.
However, the political stalwart said that, despite the economic challenges, Ghanaians are optimistic in anticipating how the structures and mechanisms that the government and state machinery will institute will work to alleviate their hardships.
āCrossing the 8ā
Otchere-Darko also said that although, under Ghanaās current constitutional arrangements, every government collapses after eight years at most, the New Patriotic Party is capable of ābreaking the eightā come 2024.
Speaking to Beatrice Adu on The Big Bulletin on Monday (25 April 2022), Otchere-Darko said, āIāll say that every government breaks down after eight years historically. The NPP has what it takes to cross the eight because Ghanaians, regardless of the struggles that people are going through right now, … also know that they canāt blame the president and his government for all of it.
āSo, they want to see how well the government performs in alleviating the struggles that theyāre going through and preparing the country for the future.
āTheyāll look at that and look at the alternative, and once they look at the alternative and they know that the alternative hasnāt changed, then, they look at how the government has managed the crisis.
āAnd they look at who the NPPās candidate is and what heās saying. That will be an addition, will also bring something fresh, because, regardless of the fact that youāve been part of the government and youāve been given the mandate as the next president, we expect that you come with your fresh ideas,ā the founder of the public policy think tank the Danquah Institute told Asaase Radio.
Listen to Gabby in the audio clipĀ attachedĀ below:
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