The 2024 presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has attributed the debate over a Dutch passport and acquiring a PhD degree in Ghana to the NPP government’s economic mismanagement.
According to him, the widespread despair among citizens is due to the economic hardship caused by the current government.
However, Mr Mahama indicated that such a debate should not be allowed to fester, stating that there is no basis for the comparison.
The former President made the observation during a lecture organised by the Christian Service University (CSU) in Kumasi on the theme “Sustainability of Democracy in Africa: The Ghanaian Experience.”
“There’s widespread despair and anguish amongst our people leading to an active debate on social media about whether securing a foreign passport to do a menial job in Europe is better than holding a PhD in Ghana. It’s the adversity into which our nation has been plunged, otherwise, there’s no basis for comparison between a Visa and a PhD,” he said.
Moreover, the NDC flagbearer stated that the presidency should not be entrusted to those responsible for the current economic hardships in the country.
He emphasised that sustaining democracy in Ghana and Africa requires leadership committed to truth and honesty toward the citizens.
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“Those whose glaring failures at economic management have sucked us into this vortex of despair despite their lofty talk in opposition and who now seek to flee the responsibility cannot be rewarded with the presidency in this deep crisis. The presidency cannot be handed over to those who present as the future when they have the epicentre of our disastrous presence.”
“Leadership that is honest and accepts responsibility for challenges rather than passing the back is the kind of leadership that sustains democracy.”
The public lecture was part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the Christian Service University.
