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Remove poster on ‘NPP
achievements’ on buses – NDC Chairman
Accra, May 27, Ghanadot/GNA - The Ministry of Information
has been called upon to remove billboards and posters
projecting the achievements of the government on buses of
the Metro Mass Transport since they are offensive and did
not reflect the true socio-economic and political landscape
of the country.
Speaking to the GNA in Accra, the Chairman of the
Odododiodioo Constituency of the NDC, Mr. Daniel Okai,
pointed out that the posters and billboards were deceptive
since state and not party resources were used to achieve
goals and it was insincere for one individual or party to
take the credit for any achievement.
He stated that some of the projects were even started by
previous governments and said the posters and banners on the
buses suggested that NPP resources were used for them, which
was not true.
Mr. Okai said the posters and banners on the buses amounted
to using state resources for partisan ends.
He recalled that when the NDC was in power, the painting of
party colours on railway locomotive engines was criticized
and said state resources were used for the billboards and
posters by the Ministry of Information.
The NDC Constituency Chairman noted that train coaches now
do not have party colours but a complete picture of
President J.A Kufuor on them and said the Ministry of
Information should change the billboards and posters to
reflect achievements of the government and not “NPP
Government Achievements”.
He said that he was not against successes and achievements
of the NPP but stated that state money and resources should
not be used for what he called “purely partisan ends” to
favour the NPP at the expense of the tax payer.
“The government and the Ministry of Information should
change all the billboards and posters and the partisan bias
in their content removed”, he said adding, “all Ghanaians
should feel being part of the achievements since their
taxes, were used to pay for them”.
“If after two weeks and they have not been removed there
will be a massive demonstration to petition the Speaker of
Parliament and call on all well-meaning Ghanaians to force
the government to effect the changes,” Mr. Okai said.
He said during the NDC era, the display of simple party
colours at state functions was criticized by the NPP and
questioned why government should now use state property and
resources to project the party.
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