A 50-year-old environmental activist, who is
lacing his boots to become president, says President John Mahama lacks ideas to
continue to rule Ghana and must be booted out without delay.According to
Kwaku Antwi-Owusu, “President Mahama is superintending over corruption and rot”
and cannot be given a second term to continue the total destruction of the
country.”
Mr. Antwi-Owusu, Head of an NGO called Ako Verde International,
told DAILY GUIDE after picking his nomination forms at the Electoral Commission
(EC) in Accra that Ghanaians would choose between visionary leadership and
mediocrity being exhibited by President Mahama and his ruling National
Democratic Congress (NDC) on December 7 elections.
He said there is
hopelessness and joblessness under the leadership of President Mahama coupled
with heightened insecurity, he would reverse the trend if he becomes
president.
“The attitude of the President and his ministers in dealing
with issues concerning the ordinary Ghanaian is very weak. They are looking
unconcerned while the people suffer and I have entered the race to change all
these.
“The President promises economic take-off but we are never
airborne. The state of the economy is not always favourable for investors. Ghana
is being drawn back,” he said.
He said currently the majority of
Ghanaians cannot afford three square meals a day
Mr. Antwi-Owusu said if
given the nod, he would unite the country through the traditional authorities
and civil society and nip what he called ‘undue polarization’ in the
bud.
He said that the President, instead of focusing on putting measures
in place to improve the lives of Ghanaians, is all over the place copying the
policies of the opposition.
“He should let his works do the campaign for
him. If he believes he has done so much, why is he campaigning all over the
place?”
He said the health sector is collapsing under the current
administration and the agric sector was on its knees.
“There is a big
problem but he can’t admit it. He has put square pegs in round
holes.”
Mr. Antwi-Owusu promised that when elected, he would strengthen
the security agencies, particularly the police and stop political influence in
their work to engender professionalism.
He said senior officers in the
police service would be elected to their positions and help to normalize the
police recruitment process, which are currently fraught with corruption and
political influences.
He said he would divide the country into three
sectors and focus mainly on youth employment, women and quality education for
children, as well as tackle indiscriminate mining.
He condemned the
remission of the sentences of the Montie trio by President Mahama, saying what
the President did was to spite the judiciary.
“There is clearly
leadership deficit and I am coming in to restore hope. The President is
completely exhausted and he must leave for a more prepared leader to take Ghana
to the next level.” |
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