Ningo Prampram lawmaker Samuel Nartey George has said flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Duffuor is desperate in his attempt to lead the NDC into the next elections. In the view of Sam Goerge, it is childish for an 80-year-old man to be engaged in this kind of politicking.
His comments come after the Former Finance Minister indicated that he had a better record than former President John Dramani Mahama who is also contesting for the flagbearer position of the NDC. In an earlier interview with TV3’s Paa Kwasi Asare, Dr Duffuor, also a former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, said “I am talking about the figures and not about the personality, who was in charge? If you are happy with the figures then you ask who was in charge and that he did a great job. If the figures are so bad, who was in charge?”
When asked whether he thought John Mahama did a good job as president, he answered “Look at the figures.” But reacting to his comments in an interview with TV3’s Komla Kluste on Monday, May 9, Sam George said “It is childish for an 80-year-old man to be engaged in such desperate politicking because he wants to be elected flagbearer.
“When Dr Duffuor makes such comments you should ask him In the very unlikely event, in the 0.0001per cent probability chance that he becomes the flagbearer of the NDC, whose records is he going to campaign on? Is it, not John Mahama’s records? Mr Duffuor has no record. He was the Minister in the government when John Mahama was the Vice President, Monkeys play by sizes. he cannot compare himself with Former President Mahama.
“President Mahama has a track record as president, he has a track record as an appointee of Mr Mahama’s government because Mr Mahama and President Mills formed the government and appointed him. “Everything he has achieved or claimed to have achieved was at the direction and behests of Prof Mills and Mr Mahama,” Sam Goerge who is also seeking reelection as a lawmaker said.
He added “When it comes to records, Mr Mahama took over the reins of government at a time when we had only one oil field and bequeathed three oil fields to this government. “In the area of education, Mr Mahama started construction of one hundred and twenty-three blocks, of Community Day Senior High Schools, forty-five of them were completed before he left office, and the rest were at various stages of completion.
“Under President Mahama, you saw universities built. If you are talking about President Mahama as vice president and as president, you have the University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Volta Region, the University of Energy and Natural Resources in the then Brong Ahafo Region then you have the university in Somanya that President Mahama found the money for.”
By: Laud Nartey
