A National Democratic Congress activist, Carl Wilson, says he is ready to campaign for any presidential candidate who he believes can bring about change that would translate into the lives of ordinary Ghanaians.
He explained his decision stems from the fact that the John Mahama-led government has not done enough to better the lives of the ordinary Ghanaian.
“Ghanaians are not well served by the current government and if you want to see government is doing well or not, talk to the ordinary Ghanaians on the streets,” Mr Wilson said on Onua FM’s morning show, Yen Sempa on Tuesday.
Mr Wilson who was onetime the Chairman of the Confiscated Vehicles Committee, told host of the show, Bright Asempa: “I will campaign for someone who will come and change the lives of the people and not the one who will come and loot the nation”. “If the youth of Ghana believe their lives have been better since four years under President Mahama; if they believe there is hope ahead, then they should vote for him” he said.
He has consequently formed ‘Move Ghana’ group to champion a course for Ghanaians to be served properly by the leaders they choose for this country. “I will never turn my back on Ghana. I will continue to be there for Ghana because the life of our people is not right”, Mr Wilson stated.
Mr Wilson who is also a political scientist, observed there is too much corruption in the country, noting that “there is corruption in the NDC” but said he will not blame President Mahama because “he inherited a corrupt system of governance”.
According to him “if we bring the Pope from Rome to be the President of Ghana, in two years, we will call him a corrupt person because there is a system that condones corruption.
“If I were corrupt, I would still have been in position because in Ghana, if you come into government and you don’t amass wealth, then you are not the minister and that is why the entire system of governance is corrupt,” he added. He said on the various presidential candidates for the 2016 elections, “one person has a record in governance and that is President Mahama.
He has a four-year record and for me to do a proper comparism, there should be a record for the other candidates”. He explained that Nana Akufo-Addo does not have any record so it will be difficult for him to compare with other candidates, “I don’t have any solid evidence for me to compare him to President Mahama”.
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