President Mahama response to the remarks by the former Vice President,Mahamudu Bawumia

Current president,His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, has reaffirmed his commitment to creating a legacy of good,  sustainable and effective   governance that he claims no future administration  after passing on powers will be able to undo.

At a meeting held with members of the clergy on Friday, May 23, Mahama stressed on his determination to revive Ghana’s declining  economy and strengthen democratic principles through decisive and principled leadership.

“With proper ,sustainable and effective  leadership, we can turn this economy around and create a better life for our people, and that is what I’m devoted to,” Mahama said.Furthermore, he emphasized  on the importance of long-term reforms that would set a new benchmark for governance in the country.

In addition,he addressed current comments declared by the former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who had initially questioned the NDC’s claim to credit for the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi. During an interaction with the Young Executive Forum (YEF) in London, Dr. Bawumia challenged the NDC to name an exact policy responsible for the cedi’s improved performance.

“If you are to ask the NDC to point out exactly what measures they have implemented that has resulted in the appreciation of the cedi… they cannot tell you one,” Bawumia said, attributing the cedi’s strength to legacy initiatives such as the NPP’s gold purchase programme.In response, President Mahama dismissed the idea that a single policy could be credited for the cedi’s recovery.

Instead,he attributed the cedi appreciation to overall leadership.”Point out one policy you have implemented for cedi appreciation.somebody requested.It is not necessarily  one policy. The answer is effective leadership,” he stated.”We want to make sure that by the time we finish these four years, we eould have set a standard in government that whichever party or whichever people come into governance cannot reverse the gains that we have made in restoring our people’s confidence in our democracy,” he added.

“It is not going to be easy in achieving it but with our determination,persistency, hardwork, visions and efforts we will try our possible best to see to it that a good record will be set.