NDC risks rejection in 2028 over Upper East development record – Moses Amoah
Former NPP Navrongo Central Secretary Moses Amoah says the NDC risks losing public support in 2028, citing what he describes as inadequate development in the Upper East Region.
A former Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Navrongo Central Constituency, Moses Amoah has criticised the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what he describes as its lack of commitment to the development of the Upper East Region, despite the significant electoral support the party has enjoyed in the area over the years.
He says residents of the region and Ghanaians in general are increasingly dissatisfied with the government’s performance and could withdraw their support from the NDC in the 2028 general elections.
Speaking on the Big Mike Breakfast Show on Tuesday November 10, Amoah said the NDC had demonstrated, in nearly two years in office, that it was not adequately committed to improving the living conditions of the people.
“ Their agenda was to come and reset the country and make the lives of people better, but people have clearly seen that their agenda is one of retrogression,” he stated.
He lamented what he described as the absence of major development projects capable of transforming the economic fortunes of the Upper East Region.
Comparing the region’s development situation to that of other parts of the country, Amoah argued that the electoral support consistently given to the NDC should have translated into more significant development interventions.
“The region has been like this for many years. You go to other regions and you see the clear difference. Are we not part of the country?” he questioned.
He identified the construction of a stadium, an airport, improved road infrastructure and the establishment of additional tertiary institutions as some of the major investments needed to accelerate development in the region, rather than what he described as routine interventions.
Amoah also criticised Members of Parliament from the region for what he considered insufficient advocacy and lobbying for major development projects.
“We have seen how other MPs are pushing development to their areas. I don’t know whether our MPs are sleeping or are not part of Parliament,” he remarked.
He maintained that the region’s development concerns should not be reduced to comparisons between the records of successive political parties, arguing that the NDC’s consistent electoral support in the area places a greater responsibility on the party to deliver meaningful development.
Amoah further called on traditional leaders to be more vocal in holding political authorities accountable, urging them to speak candidly to those in power and demand the fulfilment of development promises rather than merely applauding politicians.
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