The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has advised former President John Dramani Mahama to speak to data available with regards to how the economy is performing lest embarrass himself.
Mr Mahama in a Live Facebook interaction had said the economy under the leadership of President Nana Akufo-Addo was in the Intensive Care Unit following the COIVD-19 pandemic.
“Unfortunately, this government has used a lot of propaganda saying the economy has been the best that we have ever had since independence. Unfortunately, just one month of coronavirus the economy is in ICU. If we didn’t run to the IMF for the one billion rapid credit facility, it is possible that in the next month probably salaries would not have been paid and so our economy is on ventilators, and it needs thinking to rescue it from the ICU.” Mr Mahama said.
Responding to this claim at a media interaction after a COVID-19 response team meeting on Monday, 4 May 2020, Dr Bawumia noted that Mr Mahama’s claims that COVID-19 has exposed how poorly the economy has been mismanaged was untrue.
“My humble advice to former President John Mahama is [that he should] take a look at the data, this is not green book data. Take a look at the data before you speak, otherwise, you will end up embarrassing yourself. When it comes to the data, it has been very clear; in agricultural growth, we have performed better; industry growth, we have performed better; inflation, we have performed better, on interest rate, we did perform better; exchange rate depreciation, we have performed better. That is the data,” Dr Bawumia stated.
Dr Bawumia indicated that despite the heavy toll the Coronavirus pandemic has taken on the country’s economy, the government’s policy programmes and plans are still in progress.
Source: classfmonline.com
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Dis vice comedian president is the most unproductive we have had ever de coming into effect of the 4 Republic how can we haf a joker like dis as a vice president oh my God help us when they talk what I hear is an economic magician is he not de one who said he has arrested de dollar and haf given the keys to de IGP dis vice president is a big lair de most uselessssssss vice president I haf ever seen tweaaaaa apuuuuuu
JOHN MAHAMA THE KING OF LIES.HOW COULD YOU LOOK IN EYES OF GHANAIANS AND LIES THROUGH YOUR TEETH BY SAYING YOU DIDN'T ABANDONED THE AFFORDABLE HOMES THAT WERE BUILT BY EX PRESIDENT KUFFOUR ACROSS THE COUNTRY? GOD IS WATCHING YOU OOO.
Dr. don't mind these blockheads. No matter how hard you encourage them to read small, they will not so leave them to their miserable condition. Every economy is measured by certain indices the world over so one can not just says things without the backing of available data. A former president indeed!
Anytime The Dr speaks to Ghanaians concerning the economic situation in Ghana ndc shivers and they resort to insults. Bawumia no size.
The most liar, talkative and foo00000lish vice president Ghana has ever had.
Oh my my my!!!! Alhaji Bawumia!! With your unenviable title as a LIAR, you have the cheek of a dead rat to call some one embarrassing??? Your own administration does not find it prudent to utilise your economic abilities!! What is more damning than that???