John Dramani Mahama, who served as president of Ghana from 2001 to 2007, recently gave an interview in which he discussed his feelings of vindication following an onslaught of false charges and harmful propaganda during his time in office.
During an interview with KSM, Mr. Mahama discussed the difficulties he faced when trying to debunk the misinformation that were being circulated by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), which he referred to as a "troll factory." This "troll factory" was active during the 2016 general election.
"They had a troll factory accusing me of stealing money and having hotels in Dubai," the accusation said. "They had hotels in Dubai." Mr. Mahama revealed this, giving insight on the depth of the planned misinformation campaign that was conducted against him. "It was difficult to dispel because they had a troll factory," Mr.
The former president expressed his joy at feeling vindicated and highlighted that any human being would feel the same way after facing the kind of 'baseless' claims that were hurled at him. However, he emphasised that he was the only human being who felt vindicated.
"The mountain of untruths that have been spread about me... Even before I left office, I dared them to conduct an investigation into my activities. They claimed that I owned hotels in Dubai and had transferred money from the Bank of Ghana to accounts in Switzerland," Mr. Mahama remembered.
In spite of the fact that he could prove his innocence, Mr. Mahama expressed concern that such tactics had contributed to a crisis of faith in Ghana's democratic system.
In addition to this, he criticised the attitude that the NPP took during their time in office, which was driven by propaganda. He accused them of making too optimistic promises and being willing to say anything in order to get votes.
"I even looked at a video of John Boadu offering jobs and claiming that Ghana would even require foreigners to come and fill vacancies in the country. In his criticism of the NPP's contempt for responsible governance, Mr. Mahama stated that the party's goal was to say anything in order to obtain power.
"Now it is easy for Ghanaians to say they won't vote because they don't see any benefit in their lives, and that is what they have created," he cautioned. "Now it's easy for Ghanaians to say they won't vote because they don't see any benefit in their lives."
In looking to the future, Mr. Mahama emphasised the urgent need to rebuild and reclaim the trust of Ghanaians, arguing for policies and actions that truly produce prosperity and better the lives of the residents. He also referred to this as "regaining the confidence of the Ghanaian people."
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