Mahama is not a saint, but he is nobody’s poodle and will audit Akufo-Addo's mess - Martin Amidu
In a surprise endorsement, Ghana's former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has thrown his weight behind John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in the upcoming presidential election.
According to Amidu, Mahama's experience as a former president makes him the ideal candidate to "audit the mess" left behind by the incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government.
Amidu believes Mahama has the necessary expertise to ensure probity and accountability in the country, which he claims has been lacking under the current administration.
Amidu's endorsement comes despite his past differences with Mahama, which he says are documented on his website. However, he emphasizes that the current constitutional situation demands pragmatism, and Mahama is the best bet to ensure the integrity of the 1992 Constitution.
In a scathing attack on the incumbent government, Amidu described President Akufo-Addo as the "mother serpent of corruption".
He also expressed his dissatisfaction with the candidacy of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, saying he lacks the traits of honesty, integrity, and selfless service required of a president.
"John Dramani Mahama is not a saint, but he is nobody’s poodle. He has the experience, as a former president, to audit the mess that the Nana Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government will leave behind," he said.
“I have had problems with John Dramani Mahama in the past, which are documented on my website. The constitutional situation on our hands, however, demands pragmatism to ensure probity and accountability after an eight-year tenure of government. We need a candidate who can command a sizeable parliamentary representation to actualise an audit of the previous government,” he said.
“John Dramani Mahama, whose audit Nana Akufo-Addo fears, ought to be the best bet for the integrity of the 1992 Constitution in our present circumstances. The 1992 Constitution does not enshrine dynasty or inheritance by cronyism, and that is why the electorate should aim for a change in government on 7 December 2024, to defend and preserve the Constitution of our Fourth Republic. Ghana must always come first,” he emphasized.
, “I cannot, as a person born in the then NT, recommend Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a person with the traits of honesty, integrity, and selfless service exhibited by our forebears from the NT to the Republic of Ghana, to be elected on 7 December 2024 as president, symbolising a representation of northerners on an NPP ticket for Ghana,'' he added.
Source: Lead News Online
Source: Florence Kyei / Lead News Online
