General News of Thursday, 8 September 2016Source: Starrfmonline.comMills gov't better than Mahama's – BawumiaPresident John Mahama with his former boss the late Professor MillsThe 2016 running mate of the opposition New Patriotic Party Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said Ghana’s economy performed much better under the late President John Mills than it is doing currently, under President John Mahama. At a public lecture in September 2008, then Vice-Presidential candidate John Mahama said: "To whom much is given much is expected." With twelve times less resources, the NPP increased GDP per capita by some four times more than the NDC. In comparison, the NPP increased the minimum wage from the equivalent of $0.62 in 2000 to $2.12 in 2008 (i.e. Public DebtAnother critical area which underlines the incompetence of the John Mahama – NDC administration is the unprecedented borrowing that has been undertaken.

Source: GhanaWeb September 08, 2016 18:11 UTC