Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that he represents the future of the country unlike his opponent, John Dramani Mahama who is a representation of the past.
Bawumia says Mahama has been rejected twice by Ghanaians due to his poor performance at the time he became President, setting him (Bawumia) as the next chapter of the country considering the fact that he has never been President before.
Dr. Bawumia, speaking at the NPP International Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, March 23, 2024 indicated that although the NDC presidential candidate has been President before, he has no track record to speak of.
Drawing comparisons between himself and Mahama, Dr. Bawumia said his “track record, work ethics and vision,” makes him a better candidate than Mahama, the reason he has been rejected twice by Ghanaians.
“Former President Mahama has been President before but what was his track record? He failed. He failed to tackle corruption and many problems. Economically, if you look at all the economic data in the 4th Republic, Mahama has been the worst President.
“John Mahama doesn’t represent change because he was there as President and he has been rejected twice in 2016 and 2020. I have not been President before and my record as Vice President is there for all to see. John Mahama represents the past and I represent the next chapter and future of our country,” he indicated.
He also outlined a number of qualities he believes Ghana’s next leader must possess to move the country forward to the next level.
According to him, Ghana needs a visionary leader with a proven track record and credibility, to solve generational problems, declaring that he has proven to be a problem solver through policies he has spearheaded as Vice President.
“Ghana needs problem solvers, generational thinkers and people with innovative ideas. I am a problem solver, and a generational thinker with innovative ideas. I have a solid track record as Vice-President to prove it,” he pointed out.
Buttressing his impactful contributions as Vice President, Dr. Bawumia referenced a number of policy initiatives he has spearheaded, which he said, are addressing generational problems of the country.
Among those who listed included, the digital national identity system to solve the generational problem of lack of national identity and exclusion; the digital national property address system, to address the problem of lack of property identity, mobile money interoperability to resolve the issue of financial exclusion and promote a cashless society, digitalisation of public services to promote efficiency and reduce corruption, delivery of essential drugs to remote areas through drones, as well as other policies, including One Ambulance One Constituency and Agenda 111 hospitals.
“I have not been President before, but through my role as Vice President, I have demonstrated that I will be a hard-working President who will work very hard to address problems confronting our sustainable development,” he was confident.
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