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Press Release
Office of Nana Akufo-Addo
August 15, 2014
Ghana needs a
decisive leader like Akufo-Addo, says Dr. Bawumia
The running mate of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in
the 2008 and 2012 elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,
has stated that Nana Akufo-Addo is the decisive
leader Ghana needs "to return us onto the path of
prosperity once again."
Addressing delegates of the party in the Eastern
Region on Thursday, Dr Bawumia stated that the
National Democratic Congress, from 2009 to date,
have shown that they are not up to the task of
managing the economy of the country and, in turn,
bring relief to Ghanaians.
Dr. Bawumia noted that, "In view of this we need to
select a decisive leader with vision and direction.
We need a trustworthy leader who can give us an
economy that we can be proud of, and that leader is
Nana Akufo-Addo."
He described the NDC government's attempt to ascribe
the country's economic woes to the fall in the
prices of gold and cocoa as laughable.
He was at a loss as to how President Mahama and his
government could blame the fall in the prices of
gold and cocoa for the crisis Ghana finds herself in
when "cocoa prices are on the average for the period
2009 to date 52% higher than they were during the
tenure of the NPP government under President John
Agyekum Kufuor, from 2001 to 2008."
Dr. Bawumia added that gold prices from 2009 to date
are on average 172% higher on the international
market than they were under the 8 years of the NPP,
adding that "the problem is not gold or cocoa
prices. The problem is that this government has
mismanaged the economy and, as a result, has placed
untold hardships on Ghanaians."
He continued, "Ghana now has oil. Under the NPP,
there was no oil. They (NDC) have borrowed over $20
billion and still they there is no money. They (NDC)
have received tax revenue much more than any
government, and yet still we need a bail out from
the IMF."
Dr. Bawumia maintained that President Mahama and his
NDC government can there not complain of lack of
resources.
"But where is the money? When we need money to pay
contractors, teachers, nurses etc., the NDC says
there is no money. But when schemes like SADA,
GYEEDA, and the purchasing of sanitary pads spring
up, they will find the money," Dr Bawumia stressed.
In view of this, he told the delegates that "we need
a decisive leader who will transform this country
and that leader is none other than Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo. His vision for this nation has been
clear and consistent, and will deliver prosperity
for all."
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Eugene Arhin
Press Secretary to Nana Akufo-Addo
Office of Nana Akufo-Addo
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Ringway Estates
Osu, Accra
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