Akufo-Addo has the penchant for making such partisan statements – Mahama on ‘no vote, no dev’t’ comment
Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of making biased claims, including as one concerning Ekumfi’s progress.
Mr Mahama warned his successor that he is the president of all Ghanaians, regardless of whether they voted for him or his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
President Akufo-Addo has stated that he does not prioritize the development requirements of Ekumfi in the central region because the people there voted Francis Ato Cudjoe out of parliament in the 2020 elections.
Speaking with Ekumfi traditional chiefs at the Jubilee House, Mr Akufo-Addo expressed his unhappiness at Ato Cudjoe’s defeat.
Despite making “him [Ato Cudjoe] a deputy minister,” the constituents still voted him out, the president said.
“Ato Cudjoe was your MP and I made him a Deputy Minister and you voted him out in the last elections and because of that, I did not pay attention to development in your area, I have to be honest with you but since you have brought it up I will pay attention to it.”
He did, however, promise to do everything he could to help develop the area.
But responding to him, Mr. Mahama who is also the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wrote on his X platform that “The President’s comment that he ignored the development of Ekumfi because they voted out his parliamentarian is most unfortunate. President Akufo-Addo has a penchant for making such partisan statements, as we witnessed recently during his visit to flood victims in Mepe. His actions contradict the oath he swore as President to do justice to all manner of persons.
“Let me also remind him of chapter six of our constitution, specifically Article 36 clause 2(d), which stipulates the need for governments to undertake ‘… even and balanced development of all regions and every part of each region of Ghana, and, in particular, improving the conditions of life in the rural areas, and generally, redressing any imbalance in development between the rural and the urban areas,’.”