"We shouldn't take it for a joke...First, it was at the Central University and then they won the elections; now KNUST, very strategic . . . He centers his presentation within the intellectual community and we need to be careful. We must be careful; we need to take care,” says former NDC Central Regional Chairman and Social Commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs.
Allotey Jacobs who is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) while reacting to the NPP’s Town Hall meeting and Results Fair held on Tuesday, asked former President John Mahama now Flagbearer and executives of his party to select a running mate before April, 2020 to match Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ‘boot for boot’.
“I will urge Mahama to select a running mate who can match Bawumia; if by April we don’t have a nominee as a running mate the whole election year will be NDC against Bawumia,” he said.
According to him, party communicators will be no match for the Vice President and that the best person to punch holes into the presentation made at the Town Hall meeting is ex-President John Mahama.
"Monkeys play by sizes . . . Dr Bawumia has risen the bar so high that now we need someone of his level or status to counter him,” he pointed out while contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM’s morning show 'Kokrokoo'.
However, Allotey Jacobs thinks the Vice President has in a way roughly driven into the NDC’s political space.
He said the party popularises him anytime they criticise his presentations.
“The more we criticize him the more he resonates with the people. We also need someone who can match up to Bawumia; we need someone to punch holes in his argument, because for now he is raising the bar and unfortunately, up till now we have no running mate,” he added.
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Background
Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia on February 11, 2020, addressed a maiden town hall meeting in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region which focused on government's achievements and promises fulfilled so far.
Dr Bawumia used a combination of graphs, tables and text, to support his claim that the Akufo-Addo administration had largely delivered on its manifesto promises, especially on the economy.
“The data shows that Ghana’s macroeconomic fundamentals are strong. Indeed, the strength of Ghana’s fundamentals was confirmed recently by Moody’s Ratings which changed Ghana’s sovereign ratings from B3 with a stable outlook to B3 with a positive outlook. This is unprecedented for an election year,” Vice President Bawumia pointed out.
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@N The same thing has been bothering me my boss. I just don't understand why the NDC has so much flair and expertise when it come to propaganda and using diabolical plans to win elections but are so weak when it come to using their intellect to properly govern
Sammy Gyamfi for ndc running mate. Hehehehehehehe. Ndc lacks brains.
The sad truth is that nobody, i mean nobody listened to the ndc today. They are boring and not clever at all. The excitement yesterday was too much in anticipation of Bawumia’s presentation. He is good ampah.
As a Chartered Management Accountant and Chartered Accountant, myself, I can match Bawumia just that I am not interested in politics. I would be targeted once I come out to challenge him on issues.
Do not mind Bawumia, NHIS is not being paid since three months now. Student loan has not being paid too.
Bawumia is a very grat liar and he has now run away from economic team to digital and finally a finace vice president. NPP has 25% score and he should tell us what he and Galamcey President has do.
Who bells the cat
NDC has also spoken on the energy sector let Bawumia also poove the NDC wrong with facts and figures then i will acknowledge all what he says.
I have been asking this for sometime now. How is it that NDC can only lie or do propaganda, sit and plan evil but can't plan good and have good ideas for the country? Funny enuf so many ppl that follow them or joins them have same trace of character. If I were a major political party I would rather fund a better alternative just to collapse NDC so we have parties that will debate on healthy issues.
NDC should stop the lies and insults and listen to reason