Former Presidential Staffer and a leading member of the National Democratic Congress NDC, Alhaji Baba Lamin Abu Sadat has challenged the Vice President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party NPP Dr. Muhamoud Bawumia to bring on board the achievements of their 8 years governance and stop peddling lies against former President John Mahama.
According to him, the Vice President and his team are going round deceiving Ghanaians that Mahama has only four years while he (Dr. Bawumia) will have eight years and is therefore urging Ghanaians especially the Zongo communities to vote against the former President because he cannot use four years to develop the country.
Alhaji Baba Lamin described their assertion as unfortunate because according to him every President has a four year term and if elected again he will go for another four years. He urged Ghanaians especially the Zongos to disregard such unfortunate message from Bawumia and his team and vote for Mahama on his achievements of only three years in office.
Responding to Bawumia and his campaign team on Kumasi base Alfa Radio, the former Presidential Staffer hinted that the former President worked in office for only 3 years due to the Supreme Court case filed by Nana Akufo Addo and Bawumia which took about 9 months to conclude compelling the former President to appoint his Ministers and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives later in the year.
This he said did not prevent John Mahama from bringing massive development to Ghanaians adding that the 3 years achievements of Mahama cannot be compared to 8 years of Akufo Addo and Bawumia.
He said Dr. Bawumia and NPP cannot boast of any development project in Ashanti Region and their poor performance in the past seven years has become so clear that Bawumia is not and cannot be a match for former President Mahama when it comes to national development.
He noted that, in his view the former President,s achievements are more than what Dr. Kwame Nkrumah did and challenged Dr. Bawumia to campaign base on their achievements.
Outlining the achievements of John Mahama in the Ashanti Region in three years as President, Alhaji Baba Lamin Abu Sadat stated that the former President can boast of an altra modern market at Kejetia which is considered as the biggest market in Africa which comes with hospital, school, fire station, police station, bank among others.
Other developmental projects he said include, the Tafo market, Asawase market and Atonso market.
On health, the former staffer revealed that hospitals such the Kumawu, Fomena, Tepa, Bekwai and Afari Military hospitals as well as an eye care centre at the Okomfo Anokye hospital were all constructed by formerPresident Mahama.
He revealed that former President Mahama constructed 13 E-blocks and numerous road projects in Ashanti Region.
Alhaji Baba Lamin refuted claims by the NPP that it transformed the Kumasi Airport into an international airport and described it is an attempt by the NPP to steal the legacy of John Mahama.
According to him, the three phases of the Kumasi Airport redevelopment project started under former President Mahama in 2014 and the completion of phase one during Mahama’s tenure allow for night flights and international operations.
He challenged the NPP and Dr. Bawumia to bring their 8 years achievements for Ghanaians to compare it to John Mahama three years achievements for Ghanaians to judge.
He called on all Ghanaians to rally behind the former President and vote massively for him and the Parliamentary candidates in the upcoming general elections.