Engineer and policy analyst Michael Kosi Dedey has criticized President John Dramani Mahama's much-discussed 120-day pledge, branding the majority of the proposed commitments "largely symbolic and cosmetic." Speaking on Channel One TV's Breakfast Daily show on Wednesday, May 7, Dedey didn't hold back in his assessment of the 26 promises Mahama listed as part of his early-day deliverables should he return to power. "I think that we need to look at what the value is in the proposition before us in terms of the 24 items that were put to us, and when I went through them, only nine of them are worthy.
The rest are largely symbolic and cosmetic," Dedey said bluntly.
The 120-day plan, released to public interest and political fanfare, includes a range of initiatives spanning economic recovery, governance reforms, and support for marginalized groups, particularly women.
But Dedey questioned not just the substance of the promises, but the lack of accountability attached to them. "If you say you will appoint your ministers in a short time, really, what is the value to us?
