Why you should vote Mahama

Ghana is divided as the presidential election is fast approaching today His excellency lunched his campaign
to cut the "SHORT STORY LONG" am just going to give a view reasons why Ghanaian should vote his excellency. the fact that we are all looking for change is also the reason Ghana might either raise or fall depending on the type of change we seek.

looking at President Mahama's agenda and what his already doing in the country you can tell that he has a better plan for the country. take a look at his agenda and decide for yourself
according to http://www.presidency.gov.gh/better_ghana below is what the president has in mind for the country


THE NDC ADMINISTRATION OF JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA 2013- 2016
WORKING FOR YOU BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament
Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur
Her Ladyship the Chief Justice
Honourable Members of Parliament
My presence here this morning is in fulfillment of Article 67 of Ghana’s Constitution which requires the President of the Republic of Ghana to deliver to Parliament a message on the State of the Nation at the beginning of each session of Parliament.
Mr. Speaker, permit me, to start by extending on behalf of Ghanaians, congratulations to all our Members of Parliament. In particular, I wish to acknowledge our newest Members of Parliament and extend to all of them a warm welcome of partnership in shaping the destiny of our beloved country.  As the elected President of this dear country, I wish to express my personal gratitude to all Ghanaians for the trust and confidence entrusted in me. I am fully conscious of the expectations of our people and I pledge to work with a sense of urgency and remain sincere and truthful at all times.
As I stated on January 7 when I took the oath of office, I promised, that as president of this nation, “I will work hard to place us on the right path, and I will lead us over the hurdles and past the obstacles that might threaten to keep us from meeting our goals.”
Mr Speaker, Ghana is a different place now from what it was when we began the journey towards democratic governance. We have come a long way since 1993 when the first President of the 4th Republic, Jerry John Rawlings, delivered the first State of the Nation Address under the 4th Republican Constitution. Ghana’s democratic credentials were further consolidated with the election of John Agyekum Kufuor and later Professor John Evans Atta Mills of blessed memory.
Mr Speaker, our recent Presidential and Parliamentary elections have been adjudged by both domestic and international observers as by far the most credible, transparent, free and fair since 1992. This shows that each step of our democratic journey has been marked by improvements. As Ghanaians, we must be proud of this achievement.

Mr Speaker, the Electoral Commission must take much of the credit for this feat; since our return to constitutional rule in 1992 the EC has organized six successful elections. They have conferred victory where victory was due without fear or favour in the critical periods of 2000, 2008 and 2012. Our Electoral Commission has earned, in the process, an enviable reputation as arguably one of the best electoral institutions on the African continent.
Mr. Speaker, I entered public service out of a genuine desire to help make a positive difference in the lives of our people. My vision for this country is to create a conducive national environment in which our children grow happily into responsible adults; where workers are proud to work and defend our national values; where improved maternal health reduces the hazards of childbearing; where teachers use their influence to positively mould the next generation; a Ghana in which we all create and share in the benefits.
Mr Speaker, I believe that as a country we can achieve more by working together. Togetherness will enhance our capacity to meet our urgent needs; while promoting excellence and rewarding achievement. Ghana has witnessed impressive development in the last two decades. There have been improvements in roads and social infrastructure across the length and breadth of this country. Health facilities have been expanded and access improved, and so have educational institutions with the private sector playing a pivotal role. In many respects, Ghana has witnessed many positive changes for which we must all be proud.
Real challenges however remain even as we have made these advances. As a developing middle-income country, there is still a lot more to be done to further reduce poverty, expand infrastructure and provide more social services for our people. These challenges are formidable, but they are not insurmountable.
Mr. Speaker, this administration will pursue rapid economic development with a sense of urgency in order to create new jobs particularly for our youth. In partnership with the private sector, we will expand our infrastructure in a manner that will accelerate economic growth.
We will embark on an ambitious but realistic programme of building new roads and bridges; expand electricity generation to energize our economy; increase access to good drinking water and quality healthcare for our growing population; and improve sanitation and human security for all. We aim to transform our schools, colleges, and universities to meet the demands of a new age with emphasis on technology and innovation.
Mr. Speaker, a well-designed and efficient public sector working in partnership with the private sector will be instrumental in our objective to deliver a prosperous nation.
Over the next four years, we will build an economy that rewards hard work and nurtures Ghanaian entrepreneurs and businesses whose prospects will not be tied to political cycles and patronage. As President, I am firmly focused on these goals, because these are the right things to do.
Mr. Speaker, In my first term as President, I will focus on delivering on the following, which constitute the vital pillars underpinning our national development programme.

1. Putting the People First
2. A Strong and Resilient Economy
3. Expanding Infrastructure
4. Transparent and Accountable Governance

i don't believe in the efficacy of voting neither do i believe in politics but looking at what the president is doing i believe Ghana is in a better hands. 

Unbelieveable NDC supporters abandon Mahama’s speech at stadium

The thousands of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters that filled the Cape Coast Sports stadium for the party’s campaign launch on Sunday morning, thinned to mere hundreds as President John Mahama took to the podium in the evening.

Citi News reported that the stadium was full to capacity earlier on Sunday, with supporters even packed outside the stadium.

But the length of the programme and the President’s long speech, which was the last event on the bill, forced several of them out of the stadium as he spoke.


Source Citi News

“Gov’t has no intention to shutdown social media” – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says his government has no such plan as shutting down social media on December 7 despite claims to the contrary.
He says preventing access to social media such as Facebook will not solve the problem of policing the integrity of the ballot.
“Government has no intention to shut down social media on election day. The Electoral Commission must agree with political parties on a credible procedure to announce the election results,” he said.
The President disclosed this when he addressed teeming supporters of the National Democratic Congress during the 2016 campaign launch at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

NDC supporters at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, has indicated the police administration is considering blocking social media on election because of the fear of false declaration of the results which he says could affect the stability of the country.


"At one stage I was even saying that if it becomes critical on the eve and the Election Day we shall block all social media as other countries have done. So we are thinking about it," he said.
Recently during his tour of the ten regions to acquaint himself with the preparation of the police ahead of the election, he reiterated in the Eastern Region that the police administration is still considering the suggestion.
“Social media has been used to spread a lot of half-truths, half-baked information and lies… We shall recommend to our principal that social media is banned…and I still stand by that," Mr Kudalor said.
The IGP’s suggestion has caused uproar in the country with some civil society groups urging the police to rescind such a decision.

BloggingGhana and PenPlusBytes say the freedom of expression which is guaranteed by the 1992 Constitution would be compromised if social media is banned in Ghana.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 7, the two organisations say “Social media will provide Ghanaians with a platform to participate in the monitoring of the election process to enhance transparency and national debate.”
According to them, the police should rather aim at using social media as a force for good instead of evil by encouraging decency on all social media platforms.
Touching on the issue as the NDC kick-starts its 2016 campaigns [both Presidential and Parliamentary], President Mahama said his government has been monitoring development, but has no such plans.
He rather believes it is the responsibility of the Electoral Commission (EC) to put out modalities to ensure that whoever it says won the election is accepted.
The EC and parties must agree on a credible procedure to announce the election results, he said.

Shatta Wale’s ‘Mahama paper’ fires up NDC campaign launch

What speeches could do at the NDC campaign launch in Cape Coast, a song did better.
Hiplife song, ‘Mahama Paper’ composed by Shatta Wale got large sections of the party supporters up on their feet at the Cape Coast stadium in the Central region during the 2016 campaign launch.
The song drew a notable reaction from popular boxers cum entertainers Ayittey Powers and ‘Bukom Banku’ as they geared up to lay off some dance moves.
Okay FM presenter and a John Mahama fan, ‘Abeiku Santana’, joined in the moves as the launch went on a ‘political break’ with the evoking beats of the hit song.
‘African King of Dancehall’ Shatta Wale released ‘Mahama Paper’ in October 2015. Parts of the lyrics read;
“We kill'em and ever
One day things will soon get better
Big up mi fan inna Ghana, America and Jamaica
I dey count ma paper
I no make anything fi hater hey
Gyal you are mi honey
You know say mi love you only
Mi love how you wind pon mi
You kill mi when you call me
My heart desire,
You are the only one I require, I require Forever, forever, forever
You know say I no go fi take another, another, another
Make dem talk, I no go bother,
bother, bother
If e no be you then my paper,
my paper, my paper
Oh yeah, Mahama paper, paper, paper
Oh yeah, Franklin  paper, paper, paper”
Trying to understand the song, President John Mahama while in Tamale in the Northern region reportedly said on Radio Savannah that after asking for the meaning of the song, he was told;
“Mahama Paper is our currency the cedi and that all of us spend it and that we must protect it”.
In another guess, the President has explained that ‘Mahama Paper’ may have been composed following a mix-up of his script when he was reading his speech during the 47th Ordinary Session of Ecowas in Accra last year.
“When I came to Tema this morning, we were walking to these grounds and I learnt a new song. They were playing Mahama Paper. It’s my first time of hearing it. But I was trying to wonder what the ‘Mahama Paper’ was about and I remembered that one of the times during the ECOWAS summit, my page thirteen was missing.

And so I was asking where my paper is. I’m sure that is what he used to sing the song. But I want to thank Shatta very much”.
But Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah, is reported to have explained on Kapital Radio in Kumasi that the song is about love.

“Well you know the track title is Mahama Paper. I used that because we are under the Governance of Mahama but the whole song talks about love..If you listen to the verses I was talking about a girl who should believe in a dream…It will get to a time when we are going to spend that ‘Mahama Paper’”.
“The whole song is about love. How we should love ourselves because I believe hating each other wouldn’t be the key to where ever we want to get to but when we love each other it’s going to be there”,  the self-confessed John Mahama fan has reportedly said.

The president has also picked his favourite song ‘Baafira’ by BET award winner Stonebouy.
His other choice of popular highlife song ‘Yen Tie Obia’ by veteran ‘Daddy Lumba’ generated a reaction from the opposition NPP which claimed the song represents the president’s posture to ignore concerns of ordinary Ghanaians.
 It is a political season in Ghana with a crucial general elections coming up on December 7.
Like all other elections, songs are set to define the enthusiasm of party supporters and creativity of the parties.