You have no moral right to question Mahama’s words – Kwakye Ofosus tears NPP apart
Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a former Minister of Communications under the erstwhile Mahama administration has responded to NPP’s criticism of Mahama’s promise to scrap the E-levy, stating that the New Patriotic Party lacks the credibility to question Mr Mahama’s commitment to repeal the controversial E-levy law if NDC wins in 2024.
He pointed out that, unlike John Mahama, there are several instances where the NPP and its leaders have assured that they will scrap taxes when they assume office but failed to do so.
Mr Ofosu opined that John Mahama can be trusted to fulfil his E-levy promise and that will be announced in his government’s first budget after assuming office.
“Akufo-Addo and Bawumia and everybody in the NPP does not have the credibility to come and question anybody about whether they will repeal the tax or not because VAT which gives us over GH¢20 billion this year which we introduced in 1995, when Akufo-Addo came he didn’t come to repeal it despite leading demonstrations and making huge pledges… Mahama or Mills or any NDC person did not stand anywhere to make a firm promise that they will cancel the talk tax, although it is true that they criticized it. There is a difference between criticizing and making a promise to repeal it,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Yaw Buaben Asamoah Director of Communications of the NPP, at a press briefing on Wednesday said Mahama’s promise to scrap E-levy when he assumes office is a scam.
But Kwakye Ofosu in response said the NDC has a better record in keeping its promises than the NPP.
“A government that purported to hate taxes in opposition but imposed 24 taxes cannot be taken seriously,” he remarked.
While describing the E-levy as a “regressive tax,” he said the NDC will not delay in scrapping the E-levy after assuming office.
“In the very first budget statement of the new NDC government in 2025, we will introduce the process to repeal the E-levy act,” he said.
