STC Chief Executive Officer, Nana Akomea has opposed critics lambasting Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over his statement that he will govern Ghana as his own man.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, delivering a speech after his victory in the New Patriotic Party's presidential election over the weekend, told Ghanaians he has his independent objectives but to some critics, the Vice President has shot himself in the foot.
"I have my own vision and my own priorities. Given the opportunity by you, the people of Ghana to lead, I shall govern as my own man with guidance from God Almighty," Dr. Bawumia said.
To the critics, the Vice President is trying to distance himself from the economic mess created by President Nana Akufo-Addo but it's impossible because he plays a major role in the current administration.
Nana Akomea, in response, finds nothing wrong with Dr. Bawumia's statements.
"The man is his own man. No two people are the same . . . not even twins," he asserted on Peace FM's morning show "Kokrokoo".
The STC boss stressed that, "Bawumia cannot be same as Akufo-Addo. He is his own man. He has his own ideas and vision. So, there is nothing wrong with him saying he is the Vice President and he is his own man; he is a different man and Ghanaians should expect a different leader".
He also promised Ghanaians that the government will work harder to improve their living conditions.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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I have not held the previous government responsible for anything. At the time of the regime change, the economic situation was not ideal. The economy was expanding by 3% when the Akufo-Addo government assumed responsibility. That said, they were able to reverse the trend and achieve an impressive 8% growth in the economy, even with the strict IMF conditions. Further, I disagree with the narrow-minded view that the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine do not contribute to the current difficulties. It might not be straightforward, but we don't live in isolation. We trade with many nations that are directly impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Even the largest economies have been greatly affected by Ukraine and the pandemic, and they have yet to recover from it. I’m saying if I have to choose between Mahama and Bawumia, I will give Bawumia the benefit of the doubt and vote for him because Mahama was fully incharge before and messed up. Who knows how the Cedi would have fared if Mahama had continued.
@Obiba. Please tell us the exchange rate when the NPP took over from NDC and what it is now. We will judge Bawumia with his own words. Our debt was 122 billion cedis. Now it’s 6000 billion. Please explain to us OBIBA
@Obi-ba, that's why it appears to be apt to conclude that Bawumia and his boss are not solution oriented leaders either. You cannot be blaming previous administration or a pandemic or war that didn't have any direct impact on our economy. The blame games are nauseating and unacceptable! Because leaders are elected to come and solve problems, how can you be complaining that there problems coming from the global community and the NDCs administration that's why you're failing? Do problems have any specific nature? There's no sense of responsibility in this government and we risk getting some more excuses from them for more apparent failures if we give them another term. As it stands now, even though not the best sustainable way forward, it's however in Ghana's interest to keep rotating the current NDC and NPP until we can reliable leaders.
Even Atta Mills was able to do away with J.J. How much less Dr. Bawumia to Akuffo Addo. Again Akuffo Addo has made trained the Bawumia to be able to stand on his own feet!
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 incoherent downturn in the economy in the second term of the NPP government can only be 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.