The Editor-in-Chief of New Crusader Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, on former President John Dramani Mahama’s promise to reinstate the names of some public universities renamed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo. He questioned the quality of the advice included. Ad government.
Speaking on the Wednesday, February 7, 2024 edition of Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, Mr. Baako said Mr. John Mahama may be on a suicidal path with such campaign promises.
“Given the field and public perception, it might even seem suicidal for someone to advocate something like that. So some of these campaign promises don’t contain quality advice. It’s possible,” he said.
He said he questioned the quality of the advice and thinking behind such pledges because they could have a dire impact on the electoral fortunes of opposition leaders.
“It could affect the outcome of the election. This is not an issue that you put in front of and impose on people’s emotions. It could easily backfire,” he said.
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), recently declared that if the NDC takes office in 2025, public universities will be renamed to their original names.
Mr Mahama accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of only changing the names of universities built by the NDC, stressing that the NPP had not established any new universities during its tenure.
During a two-day tour of the Upper East region with the ‘Building Ghana Tour’, the former President said that while administration buildings, hostels and libraries can be named after individuals, the core names of public universities are He argued that it should reflect the objectives of the .
“Then we will restore the original name and the name they gave will be given to the university’s critical infrastructure.
“We’re going to add other people and put their names on the university’s infrastructure. But if that university is a development studies university, that’s its core mission. It’s a development studies university and They will be called,” he said.
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