{"id":153975,"date":"2024-02-20T22:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T22:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/20\/2024-polls-failed-mahama-is-no-threat-to-bawumia\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T22:24:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T22:24:15","slug":"2024-polls-failed-mahama-is-no-threat-to-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/20\/2024-polls-failed-mahama-is-no-threat-to-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Polls: Failed Mahama is no threat to Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Deputy Campaign Manager of the Dr Bawumia Campaign Team, Nana Akomea, has criticized the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, labelling him a failure for being rejected twice at the polls.<\/p>\n<p>In the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, Mr Mahama is the primary rival to the governing New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n<p>But Nana Akomea contends that Mahama\u2019s participation in the race is an advantage for the NPP rather than a threat, contrary to the perspective held by some in the NDC. He asserts that pound for pound, one-on-one, Dr. Bawumia is a superior candidate to Mahama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur candidate Dr Bawumia pound for pound, one-on-one against John Mahama, we believe that he will be a better candidate. And we are also boasted by the simple fact that our main opponent, former President Mahama, is a tried entity. He\u2019s not a new quantity. He is not a threat, but a strength to us, he failed when he was tried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not the one saying it, his rejection at the polls in 2016 by the ultimate judges, the Ghanaian voter, shows that when he was tried, he didn\u2019t perform to their expectations, and was rejected. He\u2019s meeting Bawumia who has not been tried. Whatever you say or do, the simple fact is that you have two people vying for one position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of them has been tried before in that position, he failed and was rejected. The other one has never been tried,\u201d Nana Akomea asserted on <strong>Face to Face on Citi TV,<\/strong> hosted by Umaru Sanda Amadu.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he believes in the devil you know is better than the angel you don\u2019t know, he stated, \u201cIt\u2019s a clich\u00e9, it\u2019s a saying. We believe that nobody is going to give the devil a chance. Once you know is the devil, nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer President Mahama has the longest first term of any President. And the results are there for every Ghanaian to see,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Akomea rejected assertions that Mahama has more experience in politics than Bawumia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he [Mahama] has any favours, it will reflect when he was President. Yes, he has some favours as a President, but it wasn\u2019t enough. That shows the level of failure. He lost by the highest margin of a sitting President in Africa, not just Ghana [2016 polls]. It shows the level of dissatisfaction, Ghanaians had with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014\u2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Campaign Manager of the Dr Bawumia Campaign Team, Nana Akomea, has criticized the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, labelling him a failure for being rejected twice at the polls. 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