Former President John Agyekum Kuffour gave a ringing endorsement of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in a video that has resurfaced online.
In the video, the former President is introducing the Vice President at a program, and said that Ghana is extremely fortunate to have a leader like Bawumia on hand, calling him a ‘responsible politician’.
“The nation must count itself fortunate to have such a son as Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who rightly fits the role of the needed analyst. He is an economist, banker and also a responsible politician, who has a lot of experience,” said the former President.
The video was shared on social media as the race for the NPP flagbearer race gradually simmers.
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Currently, aspirants are barred from campaigning although jockeying for positions, endorsements and other underground politicking is ongoing.
Supporters for Alan Kyeremanten, one of the expected frontrunners for the flagbearer position, held a health walk in Kumasi recently.
It was at the walk that Hopeson Adorye, a leading ‘Alan Cash’ supporter, passed comments that were deemed tribalistic against Northerners like Dr Bawumia.
Meanwhile, Vice President Dr Bawumia has revealed he is focused on his position for now and will only concentrate on possibly running for President when the time is right.
As part of his recent visit to Kenya to grace the swearing-in ceremony of President William Ruto, Dr. Bawumia was interviewed by private Kenya TV station, KTN News.
The Vice President in answering a question about his presidential ambition, pledged his full commitment to the President as he believe that is the most important thing now.
Stating his commitment and loyalty to his role as a vice president and seeking relief for Ghanaians, Dr. Bawumia said, the 2024 election is not the most pressing issue as he remains focus on helping the Akufo-Addo government.
“I think right now, I’m just focused on helping my boss the president Nana Akufo-Addo fufill his vision and deliver on his agenda. We don’t really have too much time for thinking about 2024 right now. I think that if you get to 2024 and you don’t have a record, you will have nothing to campaign on. So right now, we are focused on that and we don’t know what the future holds but we will focus on the work for now.” He said.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com