My honesty was one of my major problems when I was president – Mahama

Mr. John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, argued that honesty, despite being a virtue, may have been a significant challenge for his government during his tenure.

The former president underscored the need for elected leaders to be transparent with the people.

This he stated help to build trust and credibility.

He slammed the Nana Addo led administration noting that it lacks transparency.

He referenced the current power challenges saying that ‘dumsor’ was back and yet, the government has not been candid with the people.

“I was brought up to tell the truth at all times so when I was President, if things were not going well, I told the people of Ghana and what we were trying to do about it. I think my honesty was one of the major problems I had because I didn’t think that I should fool my people”, he said.

“We know that they are shedding the load, they have a problem with generation. Some generation assets are down, they have a problem with paying for gas. Every day they are shedding between 280 and 480 megawatts of power but they will not give us a timetable because that is what Ghanaians know as dumsor”, he said.

“We must not only hold to account the government that has gone out. We must also hold to account our own people who go wrong while we are in government”, he added.