The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says Ghana will be doomed should the Akufo-Addo-led administration wins the upcoming general elections. retained in the 2020 polls.

According to Mr. Mahama, the NPP administration is marred with ‘rampant corruption’, and ‘underdevelopment’ which will further derail the country’s progress, if they are retained.

The former president made these remarks speaking at the launch of the NDC’s 2020 campaign in Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region, on Wednesday, October 7, 2020,

Mahama said Ghanaians cannot waste four more years under the NPP government.

 “Ghana will be doomed if we stay four more years trapped within the fake reality, where the NPP propaganda machine paints a rosy picture that everything is perfect, while in reality, it is rampant corruption, collapsing businesses, and never before seen levels of unemployment, and underdevelopment. We have the moral duty to help stop this fake reality.”

“We have the moral duty to restore truth because it is only the truth that can generate real prosperity for every Ghanaian. This country and the good people of Ghana can simply not afford to waste four more years! Four more years of lies and fake reality will widen the gap between Ghana and the developed nations almost beyond repair,” he said.

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Mr Mahama said his decision to re-run for the highest office of the land was born out of a sense of urgency “which gradually took over my heart after I began to contemplate more and more thoroughly of our vulnerabilities as a nation.”

According to him, the main vulnerability faced in Ghana was a weak social and economic infrastructure, which had been deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As a nation we are weakened by multiple vulnerabilities. Some are temporary and easy to deal with, but others are more systemic. And today, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, these vulnerabilities have deepened. We acquired a million income status a decade ago and since then we have fought hard to consolidate and improve our gains. We have come a long way in the last 10 years but we are today facing a clear risk of being stuck at this low level of development. This is our major vulnerability as a nation,” he said.

He also attributed the deepening vulnerabilities to a lack of investment in creativity and innovation on the part of the NPP government, saying, “This government has made no real effort to begin to create prosperity for our people.”