Former President John Dramani Mahama has again described Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as a mismanager who failed in leadership when the latter was the economic manager of the country. The former president, addressing a rally in the Northern Region, said voting for Dr. Bawumia in the imminent general elections would amount to ratifying a government that had failed the people of Ghana.
Mahama, who is seeking a return to the presidency, argued that under Bawumia's headship of the EMT, the economy had been grossly mismanaged and characterized by high inflation, increased public debt, and general hardship. He pointed to the depreciation of the Ghanaian cedi currency, the rising cost of living, and an inability by the government to stabilize the economy despite many promises.
In 2016, Dr. Bawumia was loud on the issues of inflation, the cedi depreciation, and the increase in cost of living. Yet, today, under his stewardship as Vice President, we have seen all those problems worsen," Mahama said. "Ghanaians deserve better than a government that has brought them nothing but economic hardship.
NDC flagbearer Mahama added that the economic policies of the current government had failed to improve the living conditions of the ordinary Ghanaian, citing the struggles being experienced by businesses, farmers, and households as testaments to the fact that the policies by Vice-President Bawumia and President Akufo-Addo were not paying off.
Whereas the government has intervened economically on several occasions, Mahama remained recalcitrant, reassuring the electorates that his administration would provide jobs upon election; ensure sustainable economic growth and recover fiscal discipline of the country.
On the contrary, Dr. Bawumia has always boasted of the government's record on the economy, indicating areas of infrastructure development, social programs, and importantly efforts at trying to stabilize the economy despite hiccups around the world. As the election draws closer, both sides are getting ready for what promises to be a fierce battle over the future of Ghana's economic trajectory.
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