The Director of Communications for the Bawumia 2024 campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has strongly criticised the Mahama administration’s much-publicised 120-day social contract, accusing it of lacking substance and being driven by electoral rhetoric rather than strategic planning.
Appearing on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Wednesday, May 7, Aboagye claimed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) crafted the contract solely to win votes in the 2024 elections without a practical roadmap for implementation.
“My assessment of the 120-day contract tells you that the government did not come into office with a plan. They came into office on the back of lies and promises they believed were going to sound nice in the ears of the voter, just to get the vote. Now you are stuck with reality,” he said.
He argued that the Mahama-led administration has spent its early months in office reacting to challenges rather than executing a well-thought-out policy agenda.
“In the past 120 days, at best, what I think they would have been doing will be to adjust to the reality of the day and now look out for ways to deal with the situation,” he stated.
Aboagye further questioned the actual deliverables achieved within the contract period, accusing the government of prioritising showmanship over substantive policy reforms.
“If you look at the contract critically, the tangibles have not been done. The things that will push us have not been fulfilled, and that is because those things are difficult to do in 120 days. So far, it’s just all about the launch,” he remarked.
The Mahama administration unveiled the 120-day social contract as a set of priority actions to be completed within its first four months in office. Key deliverables highlighted by the government include the swift appointment of a full cabinet, a reduction in the number of ministers, the introduction of a Code of Conduct for public officials, and the hosting of national economic and education dialogues.
Additionally, social initiatives such as “Tree for Life” and “Blue Water” have been launched, alongside the No Fee Stress programme to reduce financial pressures on basic school parents.
On the fiscal front, the government has abolished several taxes, including the E-Levy, Betting Tax, and Emissions Levy, and has pledged to scrap the Covid-19 Levy in the next national budget.
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