NPP youth organisers are marrying because of my sterling performance in gov't - Mahama

Economic conditions in Ghana have improved so much that youth organisers of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) who could not marry during their eight years in power have started marrying, President John Mahama has stated. 

According to him, before the NPP came into power in 2001, they asked the youth to vote for them so they could improve their economic conditions for them to marry but when they won, they gave excuses and many of the youth could not until recently. 

This, he added was a testimony of his sterling performance in government.

He, therefore, urged the youth not to fall for the lies and empty promises being made by the NPP  because the youth of the country will have themselves to blame if they repose trust in the NPP as 

 

“Be vigilant and don’t be deceived by the NPP. In the year 2000, the same thing happening now occurred. The NPP asked the youth if they were able to marry under the harsh economic condition of the tenure of the Rawlings administration, and promised that if they (NPP) should win power, economic conditions will improve to enable the youth marry. But when they won power, and they youth still complained they were unable to marry, the NPP then made a false claim that Ex President Rawlings cost the country huge debt and so they had had to settle that debt first before things will improve. Most of the youth were not able to marry, it is during my tenure that they have begun to marry, even the NPP National Organizers have been able to marry during my tenure of office", President Mahama sated while speaking at Tarkwa Nsuaem in the Western Region on Saturday as part of his campaign tour.