President John Dramani Mahama has opined that Nana Akufo-Addo’s running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will never be given the opportunity to lead the party "should anything happen".
"Let anything happen today and let our brother Bawumia say he is standing for president in NPP. They will never give it to him, I can assure you..." he indicated.
Addressing party supporters in Lawra as part of his campaign tour of the Upper West Region, President Mahama said: “Alhaji Aliu Mahama was vice president under the NPP government. He served faithfully under President Kufuor and, so, when eight years was up and President Kufuor was leaving, the natural order of succession is that he should have been given the opportunity to lead that party, but 17 people contested him and defeated him and that is why I say NDC is a party of opportunity because if NDC wasn’t, who am I? A boy from Bole born in Damango, who am I to stand here and call myself president of the Republic of Ghana?”
“Sometimes I feel sad when I see some of our northern brothers running around and also doing this. … They will use you and dump you. I want to live and see the day. Let anything happen today and let our brother Bawumia say he is standing for president in NPP. They will never give it to him, I can assure you. When the misfortune hit us and our father Professor Mills passed away, the constitution said the vice president should take over, I did. But then we were close to an election. If it was another party, they would have insisted that there should be a congress and in that congress I would have been contested and they would have given the leadership to somebody else,” the President added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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What a bullet from JM? It's like knockout judging from how this NPP folks are jumping over each other to insult JM. Yet no one is disputing what he said
None of you those speaking and insulting Mahama voted for him nor ever going to vote for him even if he brought heaven to your doorstep. Stop deceiving yourselves. We are not swallowing your bait. JDM TOASO oooooo!
NPP can insult! No wonder descent people chose to only express their view through elections by voting for NDC
Mr. Mahama is very divisive. He is a dangerous character and must not be allowed to lead us. I now believe the phrase that says the fact that somebody is eloquent does not mean he is wise. He has disgraced those of us who voted for him in 2012. Thank God I now have an open eye. He goes to Ashanti Region and tells the people of Kumasi that even if their roads are tarred with gold, they will not appreciate it. Now he tells us that northerners are only use-and-drop materials, who will never be given the opportunity to lead in NPP ... You think you are smart. Don't use your case in 2012 as a good example. It occurred at a time that any serious party would have allowed the sitting President to contest in the general elections. Mills died, you became President, and it was left with just 4months to election. Which party will elect a different Person than the President, who had assess to all resources and could sell his candidature easily within that short time? You are a big disgrace to unity, and a contradiction to nationhood. You do not deserve to lead us. Period!!
What is this kill Mills thing you guys keep referring to. I know NPP will lose the elections because of falsehood. You guys can't simply stand the truth. JDM all the way
Well, Mr President, when Bawumia's time comes he will lead but he will not rush to K.I.L.L. his boss and say God has taken the power from the elderly and given it to you. Bawumia is abetter Northerner than you and he will never M.U.R.D.E.R anyone for a top position. He fears Allah.
The evils that men do lives after them. If this statement was really said by the president then it was really dangerous. It is very revealing. It seems like the President was projecting in Bawumia about his own true experience. The statement confirm the view that Mills was forced to die in order for Mahama to succeed him. I believe the spirit of Mills compelled Mahama to make such a revealing statement without thinking about it. If there is really a spirit world, we should expect more of such revealing expressions in the oncoming days. in order to to bring out the truths about Mills death.
Aishh truth be what? NPP is now mourning their loss of lies. They must now live the trith
Hahahaha Oh God help! Today NPP serial internet commentators are telling us how they had respect forJDM? But they no longer have it for him because he said the truth? What hypocrisyy. Who believes you. Keep your respect for Nana Addo after he arrives from the medical checkup.
Is it today you will tell us you respected JM? Keep that respect to yourself. You hate to hear the truth and you can all go to hell. The truth is one and JM has chosen it. You guys in NPP are living in fuuls paradise believing all lies. By the 9th December you'll see the consummation of four years of foolhardy on your part. You all believed in a lie and you swam in it. JM TOASO