Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has said Ghanaians who managed to live in the country under the severe economic hardship brought about by the Akufo-Addo government's mismanagement deserve a 'certificate of survival'. 

Speaking at a rally, the former president stated that whoever has survived under the current incompetent government must be rewarded for his or her resilience as the country has been put on a path of retrogression.

"We have lived in this country for the past 8 years; for those of us who have survived, we deserve a certificate of survival. Because you have done well to survive the 8 years of Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government. If you survived and are alive after 8 years of Akufo-Addo and Bawumia, you deserve to be given a certificate. 

"We had a healthy, thriving country; our economy was stable, and things were going well. They came and promised Heaven on earth and that they were going to change our circumstances; they have rather worsened our circumstances. They have moved this country backward by 10 years from where we were in 2016."

He urged Ghanaians not to believe the government when it says the country's economic condition is improving.

"Don't let them come and deceive you that the economy is getting better. Recently I heard the Minister of Parliament saying that things are getting better, things are not getting better, things are getting worse. The Electricity Company of Ghana posted a loss of 10 billion Ghana cedis last year. This year, a loss of 6 billion cedis, they owe the independent power producers almost 2 billion dollars, and that debt is continuing to rise. We are almost back into the days of dumsor. They are just managing the situation so that on January 7, they will push it as the responsibility of President John Mahama," the former President stated.

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