The office of Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has denied accusations that he; then running mate of the NPP, promised not to borrow when his party comes into office.
The Minority has described as shameful, Dr Bawumia’s new position on borrowing.
Deputy Minority Leader, James Klutse Avedzi said: “It is shameful for Bawumia to say in the past that we don’t need to borrow because we have all the resources here and now saying that we need to borrow and borrow responsibly, that is the problem I have with him. He knows that what he said when he was in opposition as a running mate was meant to deceive the people of Ghana so that he can get the votes, he’s got it now and he is now telling the people that he will borrow.”
However, Dr. Bawumia’s office, in a statement, challenged the Deputy Minority Leader, James Klutse Avedzi, to prove that the Vice President made such a statement.
Read full statement below
Argue on Facts and Not Fabrications
The Office of the Vice President’s attention has been drawn to a statement (on Citi FM on August 16, 2017) attributed to the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon James Klutse Avedzi, accusing the Vice President of doing a U-turn on the issue of borrowing by government. Specifically, the deputy minority leader is reported to have stated that:
“The Vice President . . . while he was the running mate for the NPP was emphatic on the issue about borrowing in Ghana saying that the country need not borrow and that we have the resources here in Ghana and that when they win power they will not borrow”.
The Office of the Vice President would like to state for the record that the above statement attributed to the Vice-President by the deputy minority leader (and subsequently by many NDC communicators) is a complete and utter fabrication. The Vice President’s speeches, lectures and statements on the economy over the years are a matter of public record.
We are therefore challenging the deputy minority leader (and the other NDC communicators) to immediately provide the evidence to back up their claim. They cannot provide any such evidence because the Vice-President has never made such a statement.
To deliberately fabricate statements in an attempt to attack your political opponent is an exercise in desperation and intellectual dishonesty. As politicians, it is important that we elevate the discourse and argue based on facts and not on fabrications and outright lies.
Our advice to them is to go back and take the time to READ the Vice President’s lectures as well as speeches and try to criticize based on the statements contained therein. Ghana deserves much better.
…..Signed……
Frank Agyei-Twum
Director of Communications
Office of the Vice-President
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Is this vice president thinking that Ghanaians are not thinking or analitical about anything. You're on tape of saying that you will not bother and that borrowing is a lazy approach of building an economy. Now you're in power, you're borrowing and you're giving it another name called leveraging. We are thinking in Ghana ooo. You're not the only one who studied economic in school. Now anytime your name is mentioned , the first thing that comes to mind is a lier.this is not NDC people alone oooo. Majority of us See's you as a dishonest man . Please re brand yourself
Onaapo JM.Nana is the name ,Bawumia good challenge. Am for Nana
but we no you will denied ever saying it.
Ahaa! Dr. Borrowmatic: You are a great match for Mr. Nadaa (The President). You are very clever in the use of the Colonizer's language in deceiving. You are great in your deceptive statements pertaining to the economy, infrastructure, development, governance and politics in the country of Ghana. The WEST is really proud about how you are "Parroting" and imposing their ideas of deception in your country. You are doing very well in propagating the values of DemonCracy. You are well trained in deception. You have an excellent opportunity to please your Masters. The ones who gave you the Ph.D. You will win a Nobel Peace Prize for Intelligent Deception. Clever ***barred word***. Nadaaism.
@ NPP. Did Bawumia say on the campaign trail that he is not going to borrow or not? Answer this simple question and I swear it will determine how i will vote in 2020. This is because people are not directly answering this simple question. They either insult or parry the question.
Why are some of us are in so much rush I'm very confident nana and bawumia will turn the country round positively. Ndc are at their usual propaganda which I don't blame them they have to find something to tag this government and they are doing a good job. But this will be history once we take off
DR BAWUMIAH NEVER PROMISED NOT TO BORROW. INSTEAD, HE PROMISED NOT TO BORROW AND USE THE FUNDS FOR ***barred word*** UNDERTAKINGS SUCH AS ***barred word***, STEALING, SHODDY PROJECTS, ETC... NDC BORROWED AND USED THE FUNDS TO BETTER THEMSELVES.....NOT A SINGLE PROJECT IS WORTH THE MASSIVE BORROWINGS THAT THE NDC BEQUEATHED GHANAIANS.....
Bawumia is a fraud. This guy is a big and a ***barred word*** liar. He is a big fraud just like his big headed dwarfish boss Nadaa. Bawumia just wait and see what will happen to you in the company of these wolves in sheep's clothing lot. You'll be devoured
DR. MUMMUUUUUUUUUUUUU BORROMIA, this guy has no integrity
BORROMIA, BAWOLIER, SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE LIES ARE GETTING TOOOOOOOOOOO MAAAAANNNNNNNNNNYYYYY. OLD MEN WITH NO SHAME OF LIEING