Renowned economist and elder statesman, Kwame Pianim is advocating for Ghanaian electorates to choose the New Patriotic Party's flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as president ahead of NDC's John Dramani Mahama in the December 7 presidential election.
He foresees Ghana's developmental transformation if the Vice President is elevated to be president.
Mr Pianim who is also an advisor on Bawumia's campaign team told Joy News in an interview monitored by Peacefmonline.com that, the National Democratic Congress's flagbearer, Mr Mahama has nothing new to offer Ghanaians having been tried as a president not too long.
“Mahama has been a president, Bawumia hasn't so why don't we give him the chance so we see what he can do?” He questioned.
Mr Pianim further noted that claims that Dr Bawumia is distancing himself from the Akufo-Addo-led government in his recent ‘Bold Solution’ for the future speech is ‘unfortunate’.
"I don't think Bawumia is trying to detach himself from it. The message I got from Bawumia is that ‘I was helping my president. The president has a lot of advisors including his own family. Everybody in Ghana is an advisor to the president. But the duty of a vice president is limited, despite that, you don’t take decisions as vice president and implement them. You are only supporting the president.
“Whatever the president decides, that is what you will do, so let's give Bawumia the benefit of the doubt. Let's give him an opportunity and see,” he added.
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KWAME MPAININ IS AN NPP MAN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT HIM TO SAY BAWUMIAR IS A PHONEY GUY NO ONE SHOULD TRUST SUCH CHARACTER VOTE FOR BAWUMIAR IS A VOTE FOR akuffo addo the mother serpent of corrupting
Kwame,don’t reduce your good reputation for this failure of a character called Bawumia!. What is the exchange rate now? Don’t let Ghanaians pour their venom on you,please! You are a very respectable person! By the way,if you have any advice,why didn’t you give it to the NPP government which is phasing out! Respect yourself oo,haa!
Because Mahama performed well as vice president before becoming president. If even as vice president Bawumia is messing up, we the electorates will rather trust someone who talked less but delivered more than a non-performance vice president who talks more and delivers nothing. All Bawumia words are not on sync with his deliverables. The dollar has exposed the fundamentals of the economy.
Papa,l take exception to your decision to ask Ghanaians to vote for Bawuliar who nods like a lizard when he falls from a tree.The last time we tried Akuffo Addo,Ghana has been reduced to nothing coupled with severe hardship so pls yellte young man to go and sleep.Governance is not about who has been a president before or not.
Give who a chance? we know Bawumia's perfomance which is very abysmal. A vote for Bawumia is a vote for Nana Addo again. He will be remotely controlled by the akyem mafia. God forbid a vote for bawumia.
I do not think anyone who ever advised Mahama to run for president did him any good or service. The NDC as a political party has weak structures and ideologically based principles. Its understanding of dispensational multi-party democracy is more of a student campus mock politics. The appearance of it is what the boys with sharp teeth do best when they open their mouths. They can hardly get a word out when asked to explain the 24-hour economy. To me, Mahama's return as president is as hopeless and irresponsible as seeing the boys with sharp teeth in their ministerial attire displaying sycophancy and kleptocracy, because they will be accountable for nothing. And corruption, which we are desperately trying to reduce, will be the means of sustaining their political power. Mother Ghana will therefore be better served if Dr Bawumia is elected president.
From what I am reading, those who want Mahama to come back have short memories and new renewals. This JM was the man who lost an unprecedented election for a sitting president in the history of Africa. Any challenging me can come up with facts. Why do we need him back again? What has changed? He is even worse now looking at his face. The Apetishie can be seen on his face. Let's Give DMB a chance.
oldman, what is the exhange rate now? tell Bawumia to re-arrest the dollar and give you the key to die with then we can give such a lair chance.
MR MPIANIN GOVERNING A COUNTRY IS NOT ABOUT SOME ONE HAS BEEN PRESIDENT BEFORE?THATS A LOOS TALK FROM YOU
opanin mpeanin tell Ghanaian what happens when nana addo says TRY ME. The presidency is not try and error. Bawumia is equally guilty as nana addo and Ghana cannot afford to try Nana Addo part 2. Opanin you are close to your grave and want US to experiment with lair and talkathon, record holder