Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has responded to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s comments, urging Ghanaians not to vote for him in the upcoming 2024 general elections.

According to him, President Akufo-Addo’s legacy during his tenure includes corruption, ineptitude, arrogance, misgovernance, and inflicting more hardship on the general populace without making any meaningful impact.

He stated that he will not protect such a negative legacy, which would worsen the woes of Ghanaians, but will instead come up with measures to eradicate them to make the nation a better place to live.

"Of course, I will not protect your 'legacy' of corruption, misgovernance, arrogance, ineptitude, bankrupt economy, increased unemployment, and pushing more of our people into the poverty bracket," he wrote in a post on his X page which was sighted by GhanaWeb.

The former president made these remarks after Akufo-Addo advised Ghanaians not to vote for him in the 2024 elections because a win for him would mean the destruction of his (Akufo-Addo’s) legacy in government.

What Akufo-Addo said:

“The registration has started; I urge all persons yet to register to do so, your vote is your power. I can't hand over to someone I defeated twice and who is not happy with everything I do; he will destroy the work that I have done,” Akufo-Addo said while addressing supporters at a mini rally in Doboro in the Greater Accra Region.

He added, “Vote for Dr Bawumia; I have worked with him for the past seven and a half years, I have confidence in him, I know he can continue the good work.”

Read the tweet below:

Of course, I will not protect your 'legacy' of corruption, misgovernance, arrogance, ineptitude, bankrupt economy, increased unemployment, and pushing more of our people into the poverty bracket. #LetsBuildGhanaTogether #Mahama4Change2024

— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) May 8, 2024