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The Vice-President\u00a0Dr Mahamudu Bawumia\u00a0has said he never dreamt of going into politics after studying economics and obtaining\u00a0first-class honours degree at Buckingham University in 1988.<\/p>\n
During the Q&A session after his virtual lecture on the topic: \u201cGhana\u2019s role in shaping Africa\u2019s economic transformation,\u201d Bawumia told students of\u00a0Buckingham University\u00a0on Monday (9 May) that, \u201cI was the most a-political, I never thought I will go into politics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bawumia, then a deputy Governor of the\u00a0Bank of Ghana,\u00a0was picked by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2008 general election as a running mate to then presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The duo won the 2016 poll after a third attempt.<\/p>\n
Touching on corruption, Bawumia said the government\u2019s digitalisation agenda is part of moves to eliminate the canker in Ghana\u2019s public sector.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026The most transparent systems that we are putting in place are these digital platforms. For example, when we introduced the football E-ticket I could sit in my office and watch the dashboard minute-by-minute to see how many tickets were being sold.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can do the same for Ghana\u2019s gold sales. I can sit in my office and know how much has been assayed\u2026 the digitalisation that is happening is really shinning a light\u2026\u00a0corrupt people hate transparency,\u201d Bawumia said.<\/p>\n
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