The National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey, has promised to handle Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Speaking during a campaign stop in the Ketu South Constituency, Fifi Kwetey declared that all of the attacks made by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Bawumia, on the NDC flagbearer, former president John Dramani Mahama, would be returned in multiple folds.
He urged Mahama, who was present at the event, to leave Dr Bawumia to the national executives of the NDC and focus on his policies to Ghanaians so they deal with him on his behalf.
“On behalf of all the national executives of the NDC, we want to tell President Mahama that he should leave Bawumia in our hands.
“We would absolutely take care of him this year. By the time this year would be over, we would let him know his smoothness level,” Fifi Kwetey said.
The NDC General Secretary added, “Everything he has done against our party, every insult, everything he has done against John Mahama, this year, we are going to let him have it in 100 folds.”
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Meanwhile, John Mahama attacked the government for the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity and for recent power outages.
When Mahama was in Sogakope, Volta Region, on his “Building Ghana Tour,” he charged that the government was bringing back the “dumsor” issue, which the NDC had previously handled.
He expressed worry that in an attempt to shift blame, the government is delaying addressing the power crisis issue until after January 7, 2025.
Along with other levies like the COVID, NHIL, and GETFUND levies, Mahama denounced the decision to add VAT to power bills.
He contended that consumers who are already dealing with high prices are being negatively impacted by the sharp increase in electricity costs brought on by these new taxes.
Mahama demanded that government spending be cut in order to lessen the burden of high taxes on goods and services.
Mahama underlined the negative effects of VAT on businesses, highlighting how it negatively affects electricity prices and creates an unfavorable environment for economic activity in Ghana.
He asked the government to think about reducing spending, especially in the Office of the President, where the annual budget increased significantly.
Mahama proposed that cutting back on spending might lessen the need to impose taxes, which would ultimately be advantageous to the Ghanaian people.
