Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the NDC, has stated that the party has solutions to rescue the country from the ongoing economic crisis.

Speaking during a mini durbar as part of his visit to the Chiefs and Elders of La-Bawaleshie and Mempeasem in the Ayawaso West Constituency, Mahama urged the NPP government to concentrate on improving the economy instead of making empty promises.

“The nation is currently in crisis, and the next NDC government is poised to transform the economy. Times have never been as hard as this; our nation is in crisis, and young people are sinking in unemployment. A recent report stated that 550,000 people in Ghana are living in poverty, and almost 2 million are not in proper employment. There are high unemployment rates.

“That is why we want to bring the National Apprenticeship Program. It is important for the youth to acquire skills; if you want to travel, you need a skill to survive.

“They are asking us to give them another turn in office while making excuses to rationalise why we need additional taxes. It is enough; Ghanaians are wide awake; the NPP cannot lie to Ghanaians again.

“We need an experienced driver. If you have two buses, one with an experienced driver and one with an inexperienced driver, which one will you go for?” he asked.

He also expressed concern over the government’s refusal to compensate victims of the Ayawaso shooting incident in 2019.

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