Irene Naa Torshie, the former Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), has criticised former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over his failure to fix Ghana’s economy after eight years.
The former NPP MP recounted how former President Akufo-Addo told Ghanaians he brought Dr Bawumia to come and fix the Ghanaian economy but he failed to deliver after eight years.
According to Naa Torshie, the NPP always bragged about being more knowledgeable and having the men, but the NDC has beaten them.
She asserted that the NDC government, whatever way they are doing it, have been able to stabilise the dollar at 12 cedis, which the NPP led by Bawumia’s economic management team could not do.
Speaking in a video shared on social media, Naa Torshie stated, “We said we had the men, and we are more knowledgeable. Today, they beat us to it; that is not the only thing he did. They have been able to keep the dollar at 12 cedis. Why is anybody not blaming the Governor, the Finance Minister, and the Vice President who chairs the Economic Management team? Is it because I am a female?
In this country, it is easy to put your hand in the woman’s eye and blame her for something; the dollar has been kept, whether they are putting money in whatever it is they are doing. President Akufo-Addo made it clear that he only brought Dr Bawumia to come and help him fix the economy”.
She added, “He said our money has lost value, which is why I brought Dr Bawumia to fix the economy. If, after 8 years, we could not fix the economy, where are the men who are blaming me?
17 cedis to the dollar, all those men don’t they exist. It is sad that I have to come out and talk about the party like this. The way they are pointing their hands into my eye, I have infections in my eyes, and it’s time for me to bring that log”.
Naa Torshie further defended her records in the Akufo-Addo government, “I did not do anything wrong. I am an agent, a tool. The job is by the administrator is to receive funds from finance, and when you receive the funds, you disburse them as approved by parliament.
I work hard, and my job was given to me by President Akufo-Addo. By the time President Akufo-Addo was leaving office, he honoured a few people that he believed worked hard for him, and I am proud to say President Akufo-Addo honoured me”.
Meanwhile, Akaneweo Kabiru Abdul, a Communicator of the has fired back at Naa Torshie for her unfounded criticism of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
Akaneweo Kabiru Abdul, in a statement, noted Irene Naa Toshie is at liberty to support her candidate, but he is perplexed when she constantly can’t tell what her candidate seeks to do, but has to always rope in Dr Bawumia’s name.
Part of his statement read, “Irene Naa Toshie is at liberty to support her candidate, Kennedy Agyapong, and that’s why she’s going around campaigning for him. So, I get perplexed when she constantly can’t tell what her candidate seeks to do, but has to always rope in Dr Bawumia’s name and smear him with outrageous propaganda.
Naa Toshie was appointed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the District Assemblies Common Fund Administrator; you were not appointed by Bawumia. So, it baffles me to see you say the Finance Ministry owed common funds and you went to Dr Bawumia to cry for him to intervene, but he did nothing.
Are we being serious? You had the President who appointed you, and in fact, you were close to President Akufo-Addo. Why didn’t you go to him, but rather to Bawumia as Vice President? What were you expecting him to do? You can campaign for your candidate without being this untruthful”.
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