It is not as though the NDC is giving us a sacramental or sanctifying gift by unveiling their manifesto to the general public ahead of the December 7 elections.
For a political party that seeks to unseat a formidable party like the New Patriotic Party, manifesto pledges alone aren’t enough.
Ghanaians having experienced the two main political parties in actions with their respective leaders, making a choice of who to entrust the destiny of this country to doesn’t become so hard a task.
Their manifesto amounts to naught because their flagbearer is an old, known, incompetent man whose insipid and tepid leadership style walked Ghana’s economy down the doldrums.
He is the same man who supervised the most excruciating economic hardships as well as power crisis in Ghana’s history.
He cancelled teacher and nursing trainees’ allowances, put a freeze on public sector employment, ran the banking sector aground.
Under him, inflation hit the rooftop, economic activities saw downturns, everything went awry.
These and many others define John Dramani Mahama, not the vague, impractical and juicy promises most of which are inimical to the health of a section of the people and the country in its entirety.
The 2020 elections are largely about records, not some fanciful and hugely edited stories and folktales compiled into a book that refuses to be unveiled.
Ghanaians trust President Akufo-Addo to paddle the country to the promised land. Mahama is a bad case, and this is indisputable.