Accra: Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications for the 2024 Bawumia Campaign, has asserted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has a superior track record of social intervention programs compared to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In a video shared on his X page and reported by GhanaWeb, Aboagye emphasized that the NPP has introduced some of the most significant social interventions in Ghana since the inception of the Fourth Republic.
According to Ghana Web, Aboagye argued that the NPP's legacy should be measured by its impact on the lives of Ghanaians through nationwide policies rather than infrastructure projects like roads, schools, and markets, which he claimed every government undertakes. He highlighted that the NPP has completed 17 health projects, far exceeding the NDC's single project over eight years, showcasing the party's focus on social programs.
Aboagye stated that governments should be evaluated based on policies that benefit citizens across the nation, regardless of their location. He emphasized the importance of development initiatives that have a broad reach, benefiting individuals in diverse regions such as Adieso, Yoko, Sisala, and Pusiga. He argued that while it is impractical for any government to construct every road due to limited resources, social intervention programs from the NPP have had a more widespread impact.
Highlighting the NPP's achievements, Aboagye listed several landmark initiatives, including the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Free Senior High School (Free SHS), Metro Mass Transit, free maternal healthcare, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program, the School Feeding Programme, the Capitation Grant, the Youth Employment Agency, and the One Constituency, One Ambulance initiative. In contrast, he noted that the NDC's initiatives were limited to distributing free sanitary pads to schoolgirls and implementing a no-fee policy for first-year tertiary students.
Aboagye maintained that the NPP's social intervention policies remain unmatched and challenged comparisons between the NDC and the opposition party based on their respective records in office. He dismissed the government's emphasis on the recent appreciation of the cedi against the US dollar, arguing that macroeconomic gains are inconsequential if they do not lead to improved livelihoods for ordinary citizens.
He further urged Ghanaians to assess governments based on policies that have a lasting impact on citizens rather than campaign messages focused on infrastructure development. Aboagye concluded that tangible improvements in the daily lives of Ghanaians should be the ultimate measure of a government's success.