{"id":184336,"date":"2024-05-30T02:42:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T02:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/30\/bawumia-dares-mahama-to-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T02:42:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T02:42:21","slug":"bawumia-dares-mahama-to-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/30\/bawumia-dares-mahama-to-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia Dares Mahama To Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>John Mahama, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\u00a0has challenged his main contender in this year\u2019s elections, ex-President John Dramani Mahama, to a debate on the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia said\u00a0that the current government has undertaken tangible and verifiable developmental projects, as opposed to those of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government led by Mr. Mahama.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President, who argued with the NDC flagbearer at the 8th Ghana CEO Summit in Accra, stated that the NPP government\u2019s initiatives are not \u201cguinea fowl\u201d projects under Mr. Mahama\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>This came after Mr. Mahama blasted the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia government, claiming that Ghana had become a bankrupt, collapsed country as a result of poor leadership in the past\u00a0eight years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all aware of our country\u2019s current challenges and difficulties. Today, we stand at a critical and troubling crossroads, as our beloved Ghana has become a bankrupt, collapsed economy due to poor leadership over the past eight years, pushing some 8,000 of our citizens into the poverty line,\u201d the NDC leader fired.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Bawumia, who addressed the CEO Summit via Zoom from Canada, quickly returned fire, challenging ex-President Mahama to a debate on the economy and performance of the two governments.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the NPP government under President Akufo-Addo has outperformed the NDC government under Mahama, pointing out that the current government\u2019s initiatives, unlike those of the previous administration, are real and can be verified\u00a0by the public.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the progress achieved by the Akufo-Addo administration is not only apparent, but also has long-term implications for the country\u2019s infrastructure and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>These accomplishments, he noted, laid a solid foundation for the country\u2019s future development, and he\u00a0highlighted some of the\u00a0projects undertaken by the current administration in healthcare, education, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Bawumia emphasised that these projects were performed in line with need-based assessment\u00a0and are benefiting many communities around Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have done over 200 projects in the area of Zongo Development across all the zongos in the country. You look at our investment in technical and vocational education, over GH\u00a26 billion in the last seven years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe highest investment in TVET by any government in the Fourth Republic, and we\u2019ve made technical and vocational education also free in that context.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see, in terms of our development authority, there are 1,609 projects completed. And under the Northern Development Authority, it has also completed over 304 projects so far, and so we are not talking about guinea fowl projects, but real projects,\u201d Dr. Bawumia snapped.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Prince Fiifi Yorke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Mahama, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia \u00a0 Flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\u00a0has challenged his main contender in this year\u2019s elections, ex-President John Dramani Mahama, to a debate on the economy. 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