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Civil Society groups only criticize when NDC is in power - Mahama

John Mahama with Jerry John Rawlings
John Mahama with Jerry John Rawlings

According to him, the CSOs have been silent ever since the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took over the reign of Ghana.

He said most of the civil society groups which were very critical of the NDC administration have shockingly lost their voice during the current NPP administration.

Addressing a gathering at the 38th-anniversary celebration of the 31st December revolution held in Winneba on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, Mahama urged civil society groups to remain principled and not change rules depending on who is in power.

"Moral society must not give up speaking, you don’t stop talking because somebody else is the President and then resume your voice only when another person comes into office. Principle is principle and the voices of morality must stand for a certain principle that nepotism is bad whether it’s under NPP or NDC. 

"You don't criticize family and friends under one government and then when you have the most nepotic government in the history of Ghana you say as long as the President's relatives have qualification there's nothing wrong with it. It is absolute hypocrisy. What is wrong is wrong whether it is under CPP, PPP, NDC or NPP wrong is wrong, right is right," he said.

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