Dennis Miracle Aboagye, Former Communications Director for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign
Former Communications Director for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign, Dennis Miracle Aboagye, has cautioned that the failure of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to cancel certain taxes in the 2025 budget would be the biggest betrayal of Ghanaians.
Speaking on Point Blank on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Aboagye emphasized that the opposition would ensure the government fulfills the promises it made to the people.
“We believe that for each of the things that the NDC, as a party, promised the people, and each of the pledges they made, they must fulfill them. Our job as an opposition party is to work with them to ensure that they keep their word,” he stated.
He specifically pointed to the cancellation of the betting tax, e-levy, COVID tax, and other levies that the NDC had vowed to remove if elected.
“For 2025 budget, I am looking forward to the cancellation of the betting tax, e-levy, COVID tax, and all other taxes they promised to cancel because that is the promise they made to the people of this country.
“They hold it as a responsibility to us to fulfill that promise, and we will hold their feet to the fire. I think that is what the opposition is meant to do,” he added.
Aboagye also contrasted the approach of the NPP opposition with that of the NDC during the previous administration.
“We are not going to be disruptive like they were with us. The president must fulfill his promise because they told us at the time the e-levy was introduced that they were going to cancel it. They described it as a draconian tax that imposed a lot of hardship on the people,” he remarked.
He warned that if the NDC fails to deliver on these promises, it would amount to a historic act of deception.
“It will be the grandest deception the country has ever experienced if the promise is not fulfilled. If a political party makes specific promises, assures you that if you vote for them, they will deliver, and then they fail to do so, then we are in trouble,” he concluded.
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