A coalition of motorcycle operators, spare parts dealers and several motorists’ unions infiltrated the office of former President John Mahama to declare support for his candidacy for the NDC flag election. upcoming.
According to the group, the state of the economy needs a leader with a proven track record in development and who can deal with the current severe economic catastrophe in the country.
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They think Mr. Mahama is egotistical and wants other candidates to resign and allow him to run without any candidate.
So they raised money to buy a nomination form so he could run for office.
Meanwhile, John Mahama has described buying tractors and farm equipment for farmers as one of his government’s biggest mistakes.
Looking back, he says, he believes the NDC government he led was wrong on policy and would have done it differently if given the opportunity.
Mr Mahama who atteneded the 59th Munich Safety Conference in 202, the former president said buying tractors and handing them over to farmers who have expertise in managing and maintaining tractors would be a better way to implement this policy.
“I realised some of the things that we did, we made mistakes, we imported tractors and agricultural equipment, and we gave it to farmers. The farmer does not need the tractor, he does not need the agricultural equipment, he needs the services of a tractor,” citinewsroom.com quotes the former President as saying.
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“So, somebody who knows how to maintain that tractor must have a service centre, where he provides the services to the farmer. But we gave the tractors to the farmers, and in a year or two the tractor had broken down because he [farmer] doesn’t know that every six months you must change the engine oil, you must change the filters, you must grease the tractor, he [farmer] doesn’t know that. So, we will approach it differently,” he added.
