Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress John Dramani Mahama has said his party has remained modest in the promises it makes to the people of Ghana ahead of elections.
The former President stated in an address in the Upper West regional capital Wa, that the National Democratic Congress does not make promises it cannot fulfill.
“We have been practicing this democracy since 1992 and Ghanaians have become very discerning. They are not people that you can take for granted or take for a ride,” he said.
He added that “any party that comes with the notion that it can promise heaven just to win power will be very disappointed on the day of the election because the results will reject those false promises. NDC is a party that takes truth and honesty seriously. We promise only what we can deliver”.
Responding to admonitions by the overlord of the Wa Traditional area Wa Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV for the country to protect and promote its democratic credentials, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama noted that a major cause of the lack of trust in political actors is due to the unrealistic promises some politicians make to the people that go unfulfilled. This he indicated is not in the character of the NDC.
The former President who is currently on a campaign tour of the Upper West region promised to make available seed money for the new Upper West regional hospital to function efficiently.
“It is a pity that it took so many years for the present government to eventually operationalise the hospital, but even then, as we all know, the hospital is struggling because it does not have seed money to be able to provide the quality treatment that the people of Upper West deserve…I want to assure my father, the Wa Na and the elders and the people of Wa and the Upper West Region that one of the first things we will do when we come into office is to provide the seed money for that hospital to be able to run efficiently”, Mr Mahama assured.
