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SONA 2024: Ghanaians Have Already Delivered Their Verdict on True State of The Nation – Kofi-Buah
Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembele, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has declared that Ghanaians have already passed judgement on the true state of the nation, citing widespread dissatisfaction with the outgoing Akufo-Addo administration.
Speaking in Parliament on Friday, January 3, following President Akufo-Addo’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA), Kofi-Buah noted that the December 7 elections clearly reflected the people’s discontent.
“The people of Ghana have already given their verdict on the true state of the country, and that verdict was very, very clear: economic hardship, huge debt, high youth unemployment, hopelessness, and more. We have come to the end of the road under what has undoubtedly been the worst government in the Fourth Republic,” he asserted.
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Kofi-Buah, who also serves as the Deputy Minority Leader, described the results of the December 7 polls as an overwhelming rejection of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.
“This abysmal record was confirmed on December 7th when the people of Ghana delivered the most overwhelming and emphatic vote of rejection any government has ever witnessed in the Fourth Republic,” he stated.
The MP criticised the outgoing president for what he termed reckless borrowing and poor management of state resources, including the controversial National Cathedral project.
“Mr. President, you will be remembered as the first president who was cushioned by the IMF when you began, and you are still being cushioned at the end of your term,” Kofi-Buah remarked. “You left something very important in your account—you left out an account of your promise to God to build a cathedral. But, Mr. President, I will leave that between you and your God.”
Despite his criticisms, Kofi-Buah expressed optimism about Ghana’s future under the incoming leadership of President-elect John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“But let me also be quick to assure the good people of Ghana that hope is on its way,” he said. “With President John Dramani Mahama and the NDC, we can once again have a brighter future, emerging from this glare of despair.”
The lawmaker concluded by urging Ghanaians to have confidence in the incoming administration, promising that it would address the challenges and restore hope for the nation.
