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Fellow Ghanaians, I have just one word for you: CHANGE.

It has been eight long and painful years of failed and broken NPP promises. Mr. Kuffour was the cross we had to carry on this painful journey in our nation's history. Thank God in one week, we shall dump this albatross hanging on our necks and CHANGE will come to Ghana. Even the stubborn and arrogant Kukrudu knows it. No wonder they quickly CHANGED their slogan after eight years of failed and broken promises from “Positive Change 1 and 2” to “Kangaroo is Moving Forward”. Yes they have failed us and they know Ghanaians would not be fooled the third time to buy this garbage they re-packaged as “Moving Forward”.

Countrymen and women in one week, we shall CHANGE this NPP government who has penchant for telling lies and supervised the most irresponsible looting of Ghana's scarce resources by a few unscrupulous individuals. Indeed, I sometimes wonder if some people in NPP think the rest of us Ghanaians are foolish or simply stupid to think for ourselves.

In one week, we shall CHANGE this corrupt and property owning NPP government for a transparent and sincere government who has the welfare of all Ghanaians as priority irrespective of who you are or where you come from. A Better Ghana under a Better Leader, Prof. John Atta Mills.

When Vice President Aliu Mahama said they had their money before coming to power, little did we know he was talking about how much they would steal from the rest of us in eight years with impunity. Many of these people who just yesterday could hardly feed themselves are today some of the wealthiest in the land while the masses continue to suffer and wallow in poverty.

President Kufour on January 7, 2001 could not pay for the renovation of his private home. It took a faceless farmer and state money to renovate his private home. Today, he was able to purchase Hotel Waa Waa worth millions of dollars in his son's name. Why would President Kuffour not look us Ghanaians in the face today and call us “lazy”? I bet President Kuffour did sniff something terrible when he granted that interview to the BBC just a couple days ago.

I am here to tell you that Yes We Can in one week, bring CHANGE to Ghana. CHANGE can be a painful Transformation, very expensive but absolutely necessary at this juncture of our nation's history.

Yes in one week, we should reject any re-packaged lies called “Moving Forward”. Who in heavens name would like to continue Moving Forward into the same Mess for the next four years under not only a vindictive but also an arrogant Nana Akuffo Addo? Tufiakwa! Ghanaians, we cannot sleep under Nana Akuffo Addo Presidency.

In one week, we need a CHANGE that will invest in our people, create new jobs, build the infrastructure and put our economy they lied about for the last eight years on a solid footing for all Ghanaians.

In one week we need to CHANGE Ghana to a place where everyone has a chance to succeed; from the “kayayo” to the President; nurses to doctors; students to teachers; children to our seniors; from all men to all women. In the last eight years just a few unscrupulous individuals MOVED themselves FORWARD by looting what belongs to all of us.

In one week, we need to CHANGE the politics of divide and rule tactics adopted by this arrogant NPP government from Gushiegu to Bawku, from Tamale to Angloga; where they pit clan against clan, tribe against tribe, family against family; political party against political party; polarizing the entire nation with fear for the past eight years. Ghana today is certainly not the united and peaceful Ghana they inherited on January 7, 2001.

I am here to tell you that I CHARGE the NPP for being among the greatest liars on earth.

- They lied Ghana was Highly Impoverished Poor Country (HIPC) and then turned around to MOVE FORWARD every benefit derived from this scam into private pockets.

- They lied petrol prices at ¢6,400.00 or .64 pesewas at the time was too high but turned around to MOVE IT FORWARD to unprecedented heights.

- They lied about VAT then turned around to MOVE FORWARD the percentage and added many more taxes to take money out of our pockets for the comfort of a few.

- They lied about GETFUND then turned around to misappropriate and owe the GETFUND Secretariat.

- They lied about healthcare and then turned around to MOVE FORWARD proceeds from NHIS into Dr. Arthur Kennedy's pockets.

- They lied about our schools and turned around to MOVE FORWARD fake and expired food to feed our innocent children.

- They lied about jobs then turned around to MOVE FORWARD the sale of every government property they came to meet and taking away jobs from Ghanaians without creating any new ones themselves.

- They lied about fighting corruption and then turned around to MOVE FORWARD their agenda to dry clean Ghana in an unprecedented looting spree. Continued    Source: Charles N. Nkansah

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