Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has criticized the party’s leadership for trying to take credit for President Akufo-Addo’s recently introduced District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).

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Mr Anyidoho’s comments came after the Deputy Minority Whip and NDC MP for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim, claimed in an Okay FM interview that the DRIP was originally initiated by former President John Mahama in 2016.

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Mr Ibrahim argued that Mahama launched the project in July 2016, but its impact was limited due to the merger of the Ministry of Information with the Ministry of Communication.

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“This DRIP project was something that President Mahama launched in July 2016. President Mahama’s problem was that he dissolved the Ministry of Information and combined it with the Ministry of Communication. So, there were a lot of things that he did but were not communicated.

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Responding on X on August 2, 2024, Koku Anyidoho expressed his dissatisfaction with the NDC’s attempt to credit Mahama for the DRIP.

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In one of his X posts, he stated, “Desperation is NOT good ooo!!! Listen to how this JM puppet attempts to steal the DRIP Initiative for his boss but ends up indicting the policy of merging the Information & Communications Ministries.

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“This is a BIG indictment on JM that’s why he must have a DEBATE with DMB.”

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He added, “What is happening to my NDC? This is shocking!!! They are now saying that the DRIP Initiative was started by JM. In one breath, the NPP Govt is doing nothing; in another breath, all the NPP projects are JM’s projects. Soon, they will say JM created the world. Haba!”

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The DRIP initiative aims to provide metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) with the necessary resources and equipment to rehabilitate and maintain roads in their jurisdictions.

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What is happening to my NDC? This is shocking!!! They are now saying that the DRIP Initiative was started by JM. In one breath, the NPP Govt is doing nothing; in another breath, all the NPP projects are JM’s projects. Soon, they will say JM created the world. Haba! pic.twitter.com/dulHkxq2oc— Samuel Koku Anyidoho🇬🇭 (@KokuAnyidoho) August 2, 2024

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