Mahama’s state of the nation address; politics of deception - PNC

EDWARD MAHAMA

The 2016 flagbearer of the People's National Convention, Dr. Edward Nasigire Mahama has condemn the state of the nation address presented by President Mahama to parliament suggesting that the Eastern corridor and the Upper West Region roads are in good shape and speedily nearing completion describing it as a 'politics of deception’.

Considering the President's account very deceitful, Dr. Edward Mahama said ‘it does not reflect the true picture of what is on ground’ calling on President Mahama to as a matter of urgency come out and tell Ghanaians the truth.

Dr. Edward Mahama shared his frustration in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Accra to register his displeasure a day after the President’s state of the nation address was presented to parliament.

According to him, the road in question the President makes too big a mouth of was nothing good to write home about.

He claimed he has toured the roads in the Upper West, Upper East and through the Eastern Corridor through Bankpurugu, Nakpanduri down to Yendi and observed they are unmotorable.

He said his checks revealed only the stretch of road leading up to Hamile a border town from Burkina Faso has been tarred. In addition to that the road from Wa to Tumu was left untarred except a little portion outside Wa which is tarred leaving other portion in a very bad shape.

Dr. Mahama also pointed out to the road from Tumu, a small town in the Upper West Region to Bolga in the Upper East Region and also from Bawku right down to Hohoe in the Volta Region saying it has been left untarred.

He added that only the stretch from Kedzebi has some of its portion in good shape.

Dr. Mahama recounted vividly how in 2012 prior to the elections the NDC government brought Chinese contractors to the Eastern Corridor road with the aim of fixing it but left unattended to which dawned on him that it was a mirage; a ploy to throw dust in the eyes of Ghanaians which he describe as ‘politics of deception’.

"The politics of deception is what irritates me. I feel the President is being led astray by his men to deceive Ghanaians and somebody aspiring to be a President I find that obnoxious and I think he should thoroughly investigate the facts on the ground then quickly come out and tell Ghanaians the whole truth” he indicated.