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Kwame Pianim, a renowned statesman and New Patriotic Party (NPP) elder, has said President John Dramani Mahama has a unique historical opportunity to set an agenda for Ghana.
According to Kwame Pianim, John Mahama is currently the only leader capable of setting the country on the right path, as he doesn’t need his political party or the voters for an election.
Kwame Pianim detailed that out of the 35 million Ghanaians, only John Mahama can set the agenda so that the country takes another path.
Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Beatrice Adu, Kwame Pianim stated, “The president has the historic opportunity to set this country right. He is the only person who can set this country right. I say it, and people misinterpret me.
He has been a district assemblyman, an MP, a deputy minister, a minister, a vice president, a president, and he’s come back as a president. He knows all the tricks of Ghanaians. He knows all the problems”.
He added, “He is the only person who doesn’t need me or the voters for an election. He doesn’t need his political party. He’s not going to run again because he has only one term.
He is the only Ghanaian out of the 35 million of us who can set the agenda so that the country takes another path. A path that will give hope and trust to the young people who are coming, makes people loyal and stops people from going into politics, because they just want to get rich,” he said.
Kwame Pianim further reaffirmed, “He is the only person. Nobody else who comes in has just four years, can run again, and therefore, you need your political party. You need the voters. He doesn’t need the voters again; he doesn’t need the political party. He is the only one who has this unique historical opportunity to set the agenda for Ghana.”
Also, the renowned statesman in the same interview defended the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government regarding illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey activities, in the country.
He noted that the NDC government is barely eight months into its four-year term, and the criticism levelled against them so far in their fight against galamsey is unfair.
According to him, former president Akufo-Addo was in power for 8 years, and what did the NPP do in their fight against galamsey?
He added, “Look, the president has arrived barely eight months. Who am I to judge him?”
“My party, Akufo-Addo’s government, was in power for eight years. What did we do about it? So, it’s not the time for allocating blame. There’s time for facing our responsibilities seriously as Ghanaians,” he added.
Meanwhile, Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has told the Mahama government to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining commonly known as galamsey.
The NPP man affirmed that it is not enough to say they are renewing the fight against galamsey.
According to Miracles Aboagye, Ghanaians want to see results and not rhetoric in the fight against galamsey.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, August 16, Miracles Aboagye stated, “I want them to declare the state of emergency now, as you believed in it in opposition”.
“It is absurd for them to be now giving excuses not to do that”, he added.
“What have you been doing all this time if you’re now going to renew the galamsey fight?” he asked.
Miracles Aboagye added, “It is not enough to say you are renewing the fight. The people want to see results, not rhetoric”.
“This is about the future of our children and the survival of our communities. We need leadership that will act firmly and consistently, not one that revisits the same promises every few years,” he emphasised.
Miracles Aboagye further cautioned the John Mahama-led government that posterity will judge them if they fail to tackle galamsey.
He added, “For the first time, they have in us, the NPP, an opposition party that has made a firm commitment not to do politics out of galamsey. They should take advantage of that and let us fix this existential threat once and for all. If they fail at it, posterity will judge them”.