Former President John Mahama says Nana Addo's administration promised Ghanaians 'the moon' during the 2016 election campaign and after a year in office citizens are yet to see "the clouds".
According to John Mahama, the plethora of promises made by the NPP were nothing but empty talks.
Addressing party faithful at the 6th NDC Unity Walk in Somanya, President Mahama said, “If you take the 2016 elections, we lost more than 1 million votes. It means that many of our supporters refused to come out and vote. I want to apologize to everybody and forget about what anybody did to you. It might have been your party Chairman, your party secretary. It might have been me. I want to apologize.â€
He, therefore, charged all and sundry to overlook the mistakes committed in 2016 and mass up efforts to ensure the NDC re-capture power come 2020 general election.
In disclosing some factors that sent NDC into opposition, John Mahama said NDC lost the elections due to the apathy created in the ranks of the party.
 “NPP did not win that election; we lost it because apathy was created in our ranks. Many of our people said they will not come out and vote.â€
The former President stated that the current economy under NPP contradicts the promises made to Ghanaians in 2016.
 “NPP promised the moon but has not even delivered clouds and so it makes your goodwill dwindle so fast …I know that when we were here, we were working on asphalt upgrading roads in Somanya and Odumase. I saw the contractor’s asphalt plants parked by the roadside and you will be surprised that for nearly two years the contractors have not been paid their money and so the work has come to a standstillâ€.
The Unity Walk seeks to bring fresh vitality into the opposition party, the Unity Walk in Somanya is the 6th in succession following previous ones organised in Tamale, Cape Coast, Accra, Tarkwa and Techiman in the Northern, Central, Greater Accra and Techiman, respectively.
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