President-elect John Dramani Mahama has said that the outgoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has left behind huge debts that he is expected to pay.
He expresses the view that the huge debts represent a trap that the NPP government has set for him to fail. However, Mr Mahama indicated that with God’s help, he would avoid the traps.
Addressing a gathering of NDC supporters, he said “I saw someone’s post on social media saying that, had it not been for the incumbent NPP government, they wouldn’t have known that WAEC is paid for conducting examinations because it has never been an issue.
“Now we know that the government owes WAEC, and WAEC has stated plainly that if the government does not settle its debt, the WASSCE results will not be released. Even with the much-trumpeted Free SHS programme, a letter issued by CHASS indicated that the government has owed schools money since 2021. Speaking of electricity, the government owes $2 billion.
“This is why an NPP member said Mahama, as President, cannot take care of Ghana, claiming there will be hunger and dumsor.”
He added: “This is because the NPP government has set a trap for us. But we shall not be caught in that trap; we will escape unscathed. The Almighty God who granted us electoral victory will see us through the difficulties ahead until we achieve success. God will give us the wisdom to lead this country and make it better for the next generation. This is the time we need to pray harder than we did during the campaign for God to grant us the strength and wisdom to implement measures that will make Ghana a better place to live. All I will say is that it is finished; God has already done it.”
