A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communications team, Mr. Kwesi Botchway Jnr, has asserted that former President John Dramani Mahama is a symbol of corruption and that electing him in 2024 will put Ghana's development and progress at risk.

In a statement, Kwesi Botchway said: “John Mahama embodies corruption. His tenure as President was marred by numerous scandals and inefficiencies that have left lasting scars on our nation.”

He restated his earlier assertion that electing the NDC flagbearer would be bad for the nation's progress, bringing up issues with financial mismanagement and a lack of accountability during Mahama's government.

He claimed that the advancements gained by the nation during the New Patriotic Party (NPP)-led government would be reversed by Mahama if elected in the December 7 elections.

He thinks that if Mr. Mahama and the opposition NDC were given the chance to take over again, they would run the country aground rather than continue from where the NPP left it.

He emphasized that the NPP was dedicated to preserving the nation's current course of stability and progress.

He supported this assertion by highlighting the social intervention programmes implemented by the NPP government and putting the NDC under pressure to identify a single social intervention programme that they had started for the benefit of the populace.

“They claim they are socialist inclined, but they can’t boast of any socially oriented development intervention in the times they governed this country. The NPP has served Ghana better than any administration of the NDC, and the reason is that we have initiated bold policies that have served the good people of this country unlike the NDC,” he said.

He indicated that the “NDC only knows how to criticize, and whenever they come to power, they either destroy or make the policies useless and impracticable.”

Accordingly, he prayed that the electorate would ignore what he described as a deceitful propaganda strategy by the NDC in the upcoming December 7 polls.

Additionally, he urged Mr. Mahama to express regret to Ghanaians for his previous mistakes. He says that Mr. Mahama's return to power is characterized by destruction, opportunism, and conflicting policies.

In his 2016 speech, Mr. Mahama claimed that "4 years is not enough for any president" and that the constitution's framers allowed for a second term. Kwesi Botchway Jr. emphasized this point.

Given that he only has one more four-year term left, he questioned why Mr. Mahama chose to run for office again. Thus, he hinted that rather than a sincere desire to serve, Mr. Mahama's campaign for reelection might be motivated more by ego or ambition.

He maintained that Ghanaians are still impacted by the economic difficulties brought on by Mahama's former government.

“We have made significant strides under this administration, and Bawumia’s leadership is crucial to continuing this progress. The choice is clear: to protect our future and sustain our gains, we must support Dr. Bawumia,” he stressed.

“Dr. Bawumia is not just a leader; he is a visionary who has demonstrated remarkable competence and integrity,” Botchway Jnr. stressed.