The Deputy National General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has launched a scathing critique of President John Mahama’s performance in his first 120 days in office, arguing that the government has failed to deliver on the majority of its promises.

Today marks the end of President Mahama's 120-day social contract after he assumed office on January 7, 2025.

Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Midday News on Wednesday, May 7, Mr Mohammed challenged the circulated narrative that the Mahama administration has had a strong start since returning to power in January.

According to him, out of the 26 promises made by the President, only a handful have been partially fulfilled.

“I believe that the Ghanaian people will agree with the NPP with respect to the assessment of John Mahama’s 120 days. Nobody forced him—he gave us about 26 promises,” he said.

“If you are fair, just to give to them is 7. The "yes", will give you 12. And then the ‘no’s are 7. If you put it together, the ‘yes’ if it is 12, that’s about 46%,” he continued.

Mr Mohammed dismissed suggestions that this performance deserves praise, using a classroom analogy to hammer home his point.

“Which university lecturer will give you 46% and you’ll pass the exam? Which university in the world will give you a pass mark for 46%?” he asked.

He was particularly critical of the government's flagship social pledges, such as the 'no academic fee' policy and free tertiary education for persons with disabilities, which he claimed have not been implemented in any meaningful way.

“He talked about the no academic fee policy. It is not done. Go to the schools and ask the people who are attending—no single first-year university student’s fee has been paid. Nobody has been paid, nobody has been refunded either,” he said.

“Again, the free tertiary education for persons with disability—no person with disability’s fee has been paid. Nobody.”