Former President John Dramani Mahama seems to be upset over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s declaration that he would make sure Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia wins the general elections in 2024.
According to Mr. Mahama, President Akufo-Addo lacks the power to revive the economy and give all citizens access to good living conditions.
He claimed that despite being in charge of the country’s severe economic issues, Akufo-Addo prefers to use his power to support Dr. Bawumia in the next general elections rather than come up with remedies for the problems.
Interacting with members of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Accra on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the former president—who is running alongside Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the general elections of 2024—expressed his dissatisfaction.
He bitterly lamented that “He (Akufo-Addo) has run out of ideas on how to solve the economic challenges we find ourselves in. By his recent declaration, his focus and last energy are going to be expended on installing his anointed successor as the next President”.
“We could have avoided this unpleasant [economic] situation, the signs of these crises were there for all to see…conflicted Finance Minister, whose interest was to borrow recklessly and mire our economy with the quagmire of debt was obvious as far as from 2019” Mr Mahama lamented.
President Akufo-Addo last Saturday, in his congratulatory message for Dr. Bawumia winning the flagbearership race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said “You have shown that Ghana’s democracy is safe in your hands. I am confident that Mahamudu Bawumia will unite the party with the assistance of Ken Agyapong, Addai-Nimoh, and others to provide us with strong leadership”.
The President thanked every single NPP person for the last 16 years …I have one more task to do, and that is all my strength and all my energy to help Bawumia win the elections of 2024. Ghana cannot afford the return of the NDC especially under the leadership of John Mahama. The election will not be easy and we need unity.”
