Ghanaians have delivered verdict on country’s true state – Armah Kofi-Buah

Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembele, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has stated that Ghanaians have already passed judgement on the true state of the country, expressing strong disapproval of the current administration’s handling of national issues.

Speaking in Parliament following President Akufo-Addo’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on January 3, Kofi-Buah pointed to the results of the 2020 election as the clearest reflection of the nation’s dissatisfaction.

“The people of Ghana have already given their verdict on the true state of the country, and that verdict was very, very clear: economic hardship, huge debt, high youth unemployment, hopelessness, and more.

We have come to the end of the road under what has undoubtedly been the worst government in the Fourth Republic,” he stated.

Kofi-Buah, who also serves as the Deputy Minority Leader, emphasised that the 2020 election results represented a strong rejection of the government’s policies.

“This abysmal record was confirmed on December 7th when the people of Ghana delivered the most overwhelming and emphatic vote of rejection any government has ever witnessed in the Fourth Republic,” he said, condemning the Akufo-Addo administration for its economic mismanagement and high levels of debt.

The MP also criticised the President for his government’s borrowing practices and the controversial National Cathedral project.

“Mr. President, you will be remembered as the first president who was cushioned by the IMF when you began, and you are still being cushioned at the end of your term,” Kofi-Buah remarked, referencing the financial assistance Ghana has received from the International Monetary Fund.

He also made a sharp comment on the National Cathedral project, suggesting that Akufo-Addo had failed to account for the promises made during his tenure.

While President Akufo-Addo used his final address to outline his administration’s interventions, policies, and progress over the past eight years, Kofi-Buah responded by mocking the president’s tenure.

“Let me remind His Excellency that his tenure in office will remain a timely reminder of how not to govern a country,” he said, dismissing the claims of progress.

Despite the criticisms, Kofi-Buah reassured Ghanaians that hope is on the horizon. “But let me also be quick to assure the good people of Ghana that hope is on its way.

With President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC, we can once again have a brighter future, emerging from this glare of despair,” he concluded, urging confidence in the incoming leadership.