Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia says the northern regions have seen through former President Mahama’s tribal politics.
He said this during an interaction with chiefs and people of Gbankoni, in the Bunkpurgu constituency in the North East Region.
Dr Bawumia said after getting the opportunity to be in office for eight years as Vice-President and President, and neglecting the people of the north, leading to his massive rejection four years ago, the former President is back preaching politics of hypocrisy and deceit.
“A few days ago, the former President, John Mahama, was in Bunkpurgu saying the NPP government has not demonstrated any care for the Bimobas and asking them to vote for him to be President again.
“This is John Dramani Mahama who was in office for eight years and cannot show what he did in Bimoba land and he is coming to say NPP, which is doing so much hasn’t done anything for the people. This is what I call ‘munaafiki’ politics (politics of hypocrisy). We don’t want munaafiki politics,” he said.
No show
Dr Bawumia maintained the former President did little for the Bunkpurugu constituency.
“The NPP has been in office for just 4 years and if you ask us what we have done for our people, we will tell you what we have done. We have Planting for Food and Jobs, which is helping our farmers. We have One Village One Dam, One Constituency One Ambulance, One District One Factory, we have NABCO and we have Free SHS. We have infrastructure projects in virtually every community in Bunkpurugu constituency,” he said.
He said the former President has no legacy in Bunkpurugu constituency but he is going round asking for your votes again.
“Instead of talking about his record, he is rather saying NPP has ignored Bimobas. The north has long seen through Mahama’s politics of tribalism,” he stated.
Dr Bawumia noted that President Akufo-Addo understood the real needs of the Ghanaian people after extensive consultations across the country, prior to the 2016 elections, hence the government’s many pro poor interventions and all-inclusive development policies.
‘Munaafiki politics’
The Vice-President urged the people to vote for President Akufo-Addo for more development, and reject Mahama’s “munaafiki” politics of hypocrisy and deceit.
“President Akufo-Addo is running an inclusive government. So next time the former President Mahama comes with his ‘munaafiki politics, you should ask him what he did for Bunkpurugu constituency and the Gbankoni and Kombatiak community during his eight years in office as Vice-President and President. He should list what he did, community by community, we will start the debate”
“The only choice that we have next week, which will bring development to our people is number 1. So when you go and you’re given the ballot paper, choose Nana Akufo-Addo and the elephant at number one. And then choose the NPP Parliamentary candidate as well,” he said.
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