Henry Kwabena Kokofu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has shot back a reply to the opposition National Democratic Congress for criticizing the number of votes Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia got in the New Patriotic Party's presidential election on Saturday, November 4.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, winner of the election, secured 118,210 representing an 61.47% and his close rival, Ken Ohene Agyapong got 71,996 votes representing 37.41%.
Other contestants, Dr. Afriyie Akoto and Francis Addai-Nimoh also garnered 1459 and 781 votes respectively.
NDC 'shoots' NPP
But to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Bawumia's figures are embarrassing.
"It is a big shame that, despite the unprecedented vote-buying and personal phone calls to delegates, a significant number of the NPP delegates totaling 74,236 and constituting a whopping 39% voted against his candidature in the just-ended NPP primary. He was totally rejected in two regions (Central and Volta regions) and over 50 Constituencies of his own party.
"This makes him the first NPP flag-bearer to be elected by less than 62% of valid votes cast since the NPP expanded their electoral college in 2010. This is an embarrassing vote of no confidence in his leadership by almost 40% of delegates in his own party", the NDC Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi wrote in an article.
Bawumia vs Mahama
Sammy Gyamfi contrasted Dr. Bawumia's performance with that of the NDC flagbearer, former President John Dramani Mahama, saying "this fact becomes apparent when contrasted with the 98.9% of valid votes obtained by H. E John Mahama in the 2023 NDC’s primary and the 78.89% and 94.4% obtained by Candidate Akufo-Addo in the 2010 and 2014 NPP primaries, respectively".
"This is the man a paltry 61% of NPP delegates have elected as their flag-bearer for the 2024 election; a man bereft of credibility and vision; a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar; a comical character whose campaign to be President is based on his ethnicity and religion and not his competence.
"Ghanaians currently find themselves in a total mess. Hopelessness, recklessness, bankruptcy, hardships, corruption and nepotism define the current state of our nation today. This mess is a product of bad leadership and nothing more. What Ghana needs is CHANGE...A leader who can and will ensure accountability on the part of duty-bearers both past and present. That leader is none-other than the Nation Builder, H.E John Dramani Mahama", he added.
NDC Has Nothing To Offer
Kokofu, in response to Sammy Gyamfi and the NDC, ridiculed their position on Bawumia's performance stating the NDC's 2023 presidential election was a one-man race with John Mahama being the only candidate but still couldn't get a 100 percent pass by his own people, hence seeking to know what becomes of him if Bawumia's performance is abysmal as the NDC claims.
He stressed the opposition has nothing good to offer Ghanaians.
"Even in a one-man race, he didn't get 100 percent...You have presented a Vice presidential candidate before which was a 100% acclamation, he lost the elections [sic]. What shows that if you do another acclamation today which is 98%, you have a basis? You have nothing, nothing to show!", he replied on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" show Monday morning.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Obi-Ba and Quophi, if you think you throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaians with by trying to make the NPP look good, trust me, that won't work. I am not surprised that you are also singing the Russian-Ukraine war and Covid-19 lyrics. If you guys have decided not to see the massive corruption in this government coupled with its incompetence and bad governance, wait till December 7, 2024, discerning Ghanaians and the silent majority will show NPP the exit.
I really do not know why people keep interviewing Korku because he is very bitter with NDC because he election against Aseidu Nkatia for secretary position. He has since been saying only negative things about NDC and never been objective with issues. He's irrelevant and obsolete to our modern politics. Korku's personal vendator is what is making him unpopular in Ghana now. it is a shame he is so bitter about loosing because he feels entitled which is bad.
I strongly disagree with the assumption of incompetence that the NPP regime under the leadership of Akufo-Addo has messed up the economy, which is an indication of the current hardship Ghanaians are going through. In fact, when the NPP government took over from the Mahama NDC regime, the country's economy was not in good shape. The micro fundamentals were not the best, but in the first four years of the NPP government under Akufo-Addo and Dr Bawumia, they were able to grow the economy by 8%, despite the harsh conditions imposed by the IMF. However, the inherent downturn in the economy in the second term of the NPP government is attributed to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Given the poor state of the economy when the NPP took over, it was able to maintain and grow as the fastest growing economy at the time. Therefore, it makes sense to give the incoming Bawumia administration the benefit of the doubt to manage the economy better if I'm given the chance to choose between the NPP and the NDC with the same Mahama coming.
ndc ne gyimie de3. your shambolic primaries, the most disgraful elections ever held and with the payment of monies to all the delegates, he still couldn't pull 100%. let them organize a free and fair elections like the npp did between John Mahama and Dr Duffour and see if he will get 40% mpo a.