Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a presidential candidate hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has recounted his strategy that led to the party’s victory in the 2016 elections.
According to Dr Bawumia, he told former President Akufo-Addo ahead of the 2016 elections to let him handle then-President John Mahama.
He further recounted that he started attacking John Mahama and called him incompetent Mahama.
Dr Bawumia noted that the strategy led to John Mahama focusing on him and Akufo-Addo focusing on his campaign to win the election.
The former vice president further claimed that whenever the NDC hear of his name, they start insulting him because his strategy took them into opposition in 2016.
Speaking during his Oti Region tour, Dr Bawumia detailed, “In 2016, I told Nana Addo to take a back seat, let me tackle John Dramani Mahama head-on. I took him on, and that was when I said he was incompetent. John Mahama did not like it, so he also gave it to me squarely.
He focused on me throughout his campaign, and Nana used that opportunity to focus on his campaign, which gave us victory”.
He added, “This is why the NDC doesn’t like me. When they hear my name, they start insulting me because my hard work and strategy took them into opposition in the 2016 elections.”
He further noted calls for him to be maintained as the party flagbearer.
In a social media post, he wrote, “My tour of the Oti Region continued today in Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South.
I appreciate the massive calls by party stakeholders for me to be retained as our 2028 Flagbearer, in line with our party’s remarkable tradition of consistently supporting and maintaining our Presidential Candidates since 1996.
I will continue to work hard with you, in our quest for victory in 2028, as we have done together in the past 17 years.”
Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said he is in politics to serve the people of Ghana and not to enrich himself.
According to Dr Bawumia, his political motivation for entering politics is rooted in service to the nation.
Dr Bawumia detailed that if he were in power to enrich himself, he would not have cancelled the Mobile Money Interoperability project, which the NDC had proposed a contract worth $1.2 billion.
He revealed that the entire project was completed for just $4.5 million and could have pocketed the rest to enrich himself.
He highlighted that his greatest joy comes from seeing how his projects are transforming the lives of Ghanaians.
Speaking to delegates during his campaign tour of Amenfi West in the Western Region, Dr Bawumia stated, “I entered politics to serve the people, not to enrich myself. When we initiated the Mobile Money Interoperability project, the NDC had proposed a contract worth $1.2 billion.
We cancelled that deal and completed the entire project for just $4.5 million, not even up to $5 million. This initiative has greatly benefited Ghanaians and created thousands of jobs,” he said.
He added, “My greatest joy comes from seeing how these projects are transforming lives, not from personal gain. I am not in politics for money; I am here to make a difference in the lives of ordinary Ghanaians,” he added.
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“I told Nana Akufo-Addo to give me space to come to the frontline and face John Mahama in the 2016 election, and that gave Akufo-Addo the chance to win in 2016.” – Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia pic.twitter.com/Bso4m117Kn
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