NPP is discrediting us to cover up - NDC

The Eastern Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Anthony Gyampoh, has said that the New Patriotic Party's claim that the NDC messed-up the economy and misapplied loans contracted during its tenure was the ruling party's "alibi for non-performance."

He also said the "NPP's claims that the economy was now poised for take-off is a manifestation of the fact the NDC did not mismanaged the economy as being trumpeted by the NPP, since it could not have been possible for the government to repair a discredited economy within a year."

In an interview with the GNA at Koforidua on Thursday, Mr Gyampoh said, "rather than condemning every policy that the NDC implemented during its tenure of office, the NPP should commend the NDC for preparing the "grounds for the proper economic take-off of the country."

Mr Gyampoh was speaking over a wide range of issues affecting the party and the performance of the NDC at the grassroots. According to Mr Gyampoh, contrary to the claims that the NDC messed-up the economy, there are visibly signs that loans that were contracted under the regime "were used to acquire assets the NPP government is now enjoying."

Mr. Gyampoh said granted that the assertions that the NDC left nothing in the state coffers were true, it could not have been possible for the NPP to turn round the economy within one year. "It is because of the work we did that is why the economy is performing", he added.

The NDC Regional Secretary said the NPP was being relentless in its campaign to discredit the NDC because it wanted to use the accusations as "an alibi or non-performance."

He compared the art of governance to a relay race noting, "if the first to third athletes faltered their laps, it could not be possible for fourth to finish it."

On reports that there were some parallel executives in some constituencies in the region, Mr. Gyampoh denied the allegations, explaining that in the run-up to the regional congress, there were problems in some of the districts, but those issues were resolved before the regional congress was held.

On his vision for the party, Mr. Gyampoh stated that he would offer a transparent and fair leadership that taps on the energies of all the people, irrespective of their views and aspiration.