Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, has criticised the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing the party of struggling to govern due to their overreliance on falsehoods, political propaganda, and exaggerated claims during their election campaign.
Assafuah argued that the NDC’s ascension to power was not based on well-thought-out governance strategies or realistic promises. Instead, he suggested that the party’s rise was fueled by deception, and this reliance on misleading rhetoric has left them unprepared to address the real challenges of governance and leadership.
Assafuah’s statements were made in response to a controversial statement made by John Jinapor, the Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, during the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, January 7, 2024, in Accra.
In his speech at the event, Jinapor, who is the Minister-Designate for Energy, made a dire prediction, warning that Ghana was running dangerously low on fuel reserves for power generation.
He claimed that the country had only five hours’ worth of fuel left to sustain the national electricity grid, an alarming statement that drew widespread attention.
However, Assafuah, in an interview on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, January 11, responded to Jinapor’s comments by challenging their accuracy.
He pointed out that over 48 hours had passed since Jinapor’s warning, and yet the country’s electricity supply had remained uninterrupted, contradicting the Minister-Designate’s grim prediction.
“We were all here when John Jinapor who is now the Minister-Designate for Energy made a comment that the fuel capacity that we have is going to last for only 5 hours.
Now, since that time, we have already passed about 48 hours and our lights are still on so that is a lie. These guys should understand that they are no longer in opposition and they have assumed power with lies and propaganda and now the reality is facing them and they seem not to understand that they have to govern.”
