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Bawumia urges Mahama to refrain from propaganda
According to Bawumia, Mahama, while in office, engaged in propaganda which did not inure to his benefit and so wondered why he would still be wallowing in it while in opposition.
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According to him, Mahama, while in office, engaged in propaganda which did not inure to his benefit and so wondered why he would still be wallowing in it while in opposition.
Addressing the National Democratic Congress(NDC) Unity walk in Cape Coast in the Central Region on Sunday, Mahama said new governments, all over the world, are often given honeymoon periods to roll out their policies.
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However, he said the Akufo-Addo administration is committing so many mistakes and that the President is not acting boldly to correct them.
One of such mistakes, the ex-president said, is the launch of the Ghana Post GPS App.
"How can you launch a Google GPS system that is freely available on our mobile phones and say it is a national addressing system," he quizzed, adding: "It is such a pity. Why do you embarrass the President so much.
"You go and bring a whole president to launch a system that is essentially a 419," he noted.
Responding to comments by Mahama , Dr Bawumia said: "We know a 419 scam when we see one and that unfortunately was the hallmark of the administration of former president Mahama. Ghanaians will find out more soon as people are held legally accountable. With the record that former president Mahama has in the area of governance, it is incredible that he would have the effrontery to talk about '419 scams'...I should note that propaganda did not help former President Mahama when he was in government and it is certainly not going to help him in opposition. We welcome constructive criticism but before you criticise, please take your time to make sure you know what you are talking about otherwise you would be sadly exposed as being ignorant of simple facts as in this case."
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"We have spent $2.3 million on a NDPAS and I dare say it is money well spent for the benefit of all Ghanaians. It is not money finding itself into the pockets of a few cronies. We did not spend it on Akonfem, bus branding, over-priced mansions and contracts, ghost roads, etc. We have spent it on something productive. As a result, Ghana has an excellent digital property addressing system if former president Mahama would care to take some time and just read and learn about it. It was developed by Ghanaians and we should collectively take pride in their work and not try to pull them down.
"Work is proceeding and the NDPAS will be implemented with the physical tagging of each house next year as well as the synchronization of the digital address of each property with the address on the utility bills of the property.
"I should note that propaganda did not help former President Mahama when he was in government and it is certainly not going to help him in opposition. We welcome constructive criticism but before you criticize, please take your time to make sure you know what you are talking about otherwise you would be sadly exposed as being ignorant of simple facts as in this case," Dr Bawumia added.
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