A leading member of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC), Isaac Adongo has challenged Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to a debate on the country’s economy.
According to the Bolgatanga Central MP, “face to face” interaction would afford Ghanaians the chance to assess figures being churned out by the government on the country’s economy.
Speaking at a forum organised by the Coalition for Restoration -- under the theme ‘Assessing the three-year reign of President Akufo-Addo’-- at Labone in Accra, Mr. Adongo said he would resign from politics forever if the vociferous Veep is able to defend the government’s picture of the economy.
He said the challenge was to ensure Dr. Bawumia does not “hide on a separate platform to produce his own data” after the Vice President himself asked the NDC to challenge him with counter figures.
“I want to meet him face to face and ask him to defend these numbers in the full glare of Ghanaians. If they are able to find any magic to dispute the cooking they are doing, I will resign from politics for good,” the Parliamentarian said amid applause from NDC faithful who thronged the forum.
Speaking at a maiden Town Hall meeting in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Dr. Bawumia painted a glossy picture of the economy under the three-year watch of the NPP government.
He reiterated previous assertions that the NPP has performed better than the erstwhile government led by John Mahama and the NDC.
But challenging the Vice President, Dr. Adongo said the government only arrived at the appealing figures on the economy after “cooking” them.
He iterated that the primary balance which the government has touted as being in surplus for the first time in three years is false.
He also said the Economic Management Team massaged the figures by excluding some $15 billion from the government’s expenditure adding "if that amount is added before calculating the primary balance, the figure would stand around 3.5 percent."
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Adongo, what is the population of Bolgatanga and how many banks do we have there?
Ahhhhhhhh...... Adongo? You just seek attention!
Adongo you don't know anything give us a break
Is he your level? You couldn't even pay your loan. ***barred word***
Hon Adongo...pls just look for your size wai....don't bite more than u can chew
Adongo, you lost credibility with your wanton lies and conduct way back, so why now?
THIS ADONGO GUY'S HEAD IS FULL OF RABBIES AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF EATING DOG MEAT. HE GATHERS A GROUP OF GULLIBLE NDC YOUTH AND PROPAGANDIST TO LIE TO THEM ABOUT HIS ECONOMIC PROWESS BUT CANT DO THAT IN NAY MAINSTREAM MEDIA. KEEP ON DECEIVING YOUR GULLIBLE SUPPORTERS. YOU DON'T EVEN QUALIFY TO LACE BAWUMIA SHOES IN MATTERS OF ECONOMY
Look at the dog eater,too much pitoo has damaged his brains.
ADONGO just lobby to become Vice Presidential Candidate for JM then you can debate him.
Our Vice president will only have a debate with you just one condition just tell JM to make you his running mate then Ghanaians can witness who is qualified to be the vice president of Ghana on the issues of the economy..we can not allow our Vice to stick so low and debate with an mp...pleasee..come and debit with kusi Boafo... you or him??