According to John Kumah, deputy finance minister, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will need a competent leader like Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to break the eight-year streak.
He has thus urged NPP delegates to vote enormously for Dr Bawumia when he formally declares his candidacy as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee on November 4, 2023.
“Of course, it’s possible,” Kumah said in reference to Bawumia’s new catchphrase ahead of the launch of his campaign.
“In these difficult times, we need people who speak to give us hope and one of the voices in this country that speak to give hope is Dr Bawumia. I support that ambition,” Jumah Kumah told Accra-based Asaase Radio over the weekend.
He described Bawumia as an inspiring leader capable of reversing the country’s fortunes in the midst of present financial difficulties.
Ghana is currently seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help it recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Dr Bawumia is a voice of hope for this country especially in these difficult times.\
“You need individuals who understand how to reform the current system and add value to what President Akufo-Addo has started,” Kumah added
“The ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ which must result in ‘Africa beyond Aid’ requires a new level of thinking, innovation and digitalisation,” he said.
The vice president has been at the forefront in the current government’s digitalisation process including the paperless system at the ports, the Ghana Card, Ghana Post GPS among many others.
“We believe in the vision of Dr Bawumia and what he represents for this country because it’s possible,” Kumah added. “In every circumstances you need somebody who believes that something new can be done to achieve better results.”
“Dr Bawumia represents that hope. He is the hope of this country. He’s the hope of the youth and the hope of the ‘Africa beyond aid.’ He’s the hope of Ghana and it’s possible,” he added.
Source: DGN
