Ghanaians will go to the polls on December 7, 2020, barring any unforeseen circumstances, taking into consideration the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Presently, there’s a thin cloud hanging on the possibility of the election coming off owing to the Covid-19 crisis and associated public health restrictions will come to an end. Some experts estimate that it might take about a year for life to return to normal in most countries.
Beyond that, we want to look at whether Nana Akufo-Addo and his New Patriotic Party (NPP) government deserve a second term. If we have to judge his stewardship objectively in his first term, it’s clear Nana Akufo Addo has failed woefully to translate his gargantuan promises into reality.
Those who belong to the majority won’t be swayed by his electricity and water relief for residents in lockdown areas nor the so-called 88 hospitals he wants to build within 8 months despite his brief exploits within this Covid-19 era.
Okay, so let’s shed more light on why we think Ghanaians should look for a better alternative in this year’s election. In December 2019, IMANI Ghana released an official statement which indicated that out of the 510 promises made by the government, only 27 percent of them have been fully fulfilled, with 21.75 percent partially fulfilled.
1. Pay the arrears owed to contractors in the first 100 days of his administration. This was not captured in the budget.
2. Pall all customers of DKM, God is Love, Jasper Motors among others who lost monies as a result of the microfinance scams in the Brong Ahafo region in particular but no mention was made of it in the budget.
3. Reduce corporate tax from 25% to 20% but this was not captured in the budget; “Remove import duties on raw materials and machinery for production, reduce drivers’ insurance levies and cost of licence; and immediately reduce electricity tariffs and transportation fares but this was missing in the budget.”
So the ultimate question we asking is whether Ghanaians will still vote for him despite his failed promises which have invariably affected the ordinary Ghanaian. Let’s know what you think in the comment section below and don’t forget to kindly share this story as well.
4. NPP will issue National ID cards in the first year.
President Nana Akufo-Addo launched the National ID program in September 2017.
Beyond the launch, there was supposed to be a massive registration exercise, which will see the Central, Western and Eastern regions. Unfortunately, the excercise began in 2019 fraught with massive loopholes only to be suspended when Covid-19 set in.
5. Allocation of $1 million annually to all constituencies
This was one of government’s promise in the NPP manifesto. The whole of 2017, we kept hearing the assurance and high hope for this fund getting to constituencies for rapid development.
But things changed when the evaluation minister clarified the campaign promise was not possible to achieve in a year.
“….This is obvious. For example, we are in August [and] the one million dollars per constituency programme, it is only five months to the end of the year so it cannot be fully implemented. But it will definitely start in earnest,” he revealed on Starr FM.
6. Development of interconnected roads, railways, ports, and harbors (RRHPs) systems.
Almost all roads in Ghana are not interconnected. With the widespread cases of accidents and sheer dust on untarred roads, it remains quite clear that these signs are not being adhered to.
7. Quality, Affordable Housing
It’s been almost a year and few months since this campaign promise was made and one can say there is still more to be done to making it a reality.
As it stands not, Ghana’s housing deficit as at 2015 stands at 1.7 million households. The issue of affordability also becomes an issue when landlords and ladies charge more than a year as rent allowance.
