Corruption canker and unfilled promises - Serwaa Amihere lists Nana Addo’s failures

Selorm Tali 14:18 - 12 November 2019

Serwaa Amihere

Serwaa Amihere has assessed the government of Nana Addo and she has listed some things the President has failed at.

According to the Gh One Tv presenter, the sitting President won the 2016 election with a wide margin, which demonstrated the high hope electorates had in him, however, he hasn’t performed to the expectation.

My assessment of Akufo-Addo’s government so far:

1. President Akufo-Addo swept to power on a massive wave of change,winning the 2016 elections by an almost 1 million vote margin #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

2.This margin of victory signalled great expectations especially in view of the many promises he made during the campaign and rightly so. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

The News anchor, however, stated that Nana Addo has made some impact, especially with the Free SHS policy but all that, have come with some downsides, she listed on her Twitter page.

Serwaa spoke on issues such unfulfilled promises, the introduction of new taxes as against Nana Addo’s promise in the 2016 electioneering period as the flagbearer of the New Patrick.

See her tweets below and share your thoughts with us.

Of course Free SHS has come with some challenges like overcrowding in schools which has led to the double track system that many Ghanaians do not approve of. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

9.There are however many downsides..

10.For me one of the biggest drawbacks is the size of government which in my view cannot be justified.We simply do not need 125 Ministers to run this small country of our's and there can be no credible defense for it. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

https://t.co/TYYRI6ZUzF has only led to needless duplication and constitutes a drain on the public purse. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

12.For a President who swept to power on the back of anti-corruption,it has been disappointing watching the canker deepen with constant outbreak of scandals.He hasn't provided the no-nonsense,all action leadership against corruption that we were promised.#GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

I honestly cannot recollect one instance where any corruption case was seriously tackled with the culprit https://t.co/6SgB6YfaPR corruption for me has been a major downside of this government. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

.There is also the issue of broken promises.I have taken time to study the NPP manifesto and there are as many as 281 promises contained in there.With the exception of Free SHS,the other maj promises have not been fulfilled at least in the manner that they were promised.#GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

I will cite three to buttress my point:

One Village One Dam*

We were expecting thousands of dams in keeping with the promise made.I hear about 300 Dams or so have been dug which falls short of the promise made. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

One million per Constituency*

The President and other NPP leaders were emphatic that each Constituency will receive $ 1 million for four years.This means that by the end of next year,a total of $ 1.1 Billion would have been sent to the Constituencies. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

In 2017 and 2018,no monies were sent to the Constituencies to finance IPEP,which is the name given to the use to which the funds will be https://t.co/9IeFcGYCPy is only in 2019 and 2020 that some money will go.Again that is not what we were promised. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

*1D1F:
The NPP manifesto was clear that gov’t would partner the private sector to establish factories in each district.This meant in the ordinary sense,that at least the 216 Districts which existed at the time of the promise,would each have a new factory. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

.I actually recall that they produced a map showing where each factory will be built,the raw materials to be used and the number of people to be employed.I am aware that different figures have been bandied around as the number of factories built.#GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

A closer look reveals that many of them are existing factories which have received stimulus packages.That is not what we were promised and I am disappointed with that. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

In all, I don't think even half of the 281 promises made in the NPP manifesto have been fulfilled three years down the line. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

https://t.co/db24Isox9x far as the economy is concerned,it is all well and good to have good macroeconomic indicators like GDP,inflation,interest rates and what have you.But these must translate into better living conditions and lower cost of living. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

The exact opposite has happened in the last three years as the cost of living has gone up significantly.Utility bills,fuel and transportation cost,rent cost among others have all gone up and this has imposed quite some hardships on all of us. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

15.Still on the economy,we were promised lower taxes,lower borrowing and a reduction in the cost of doing business.

More taxes have been introduced:including increases in VAT,CST,ESLA Levy,3% VAT Flat rate among others. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

Instead of reduced borrowing,our public debt has gone up by GHS 84 billion in 3 years.
Despite this borrowing,we have not seen a corresponding investment in capital or infrastructure projects with many roads in deplorable state including the motorway. #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019

The government could also do better in security as violent crimes appear to be on the increase.

16.We still have over a year till the end of the government's mandate and new elections. Can there be a significant turn around within this period? #GHToday
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) November 11, 2019