{"id":234340,"date":"2024-10-17T16:41:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/17\/bawumia-not-on-my-level-i-wont-debate-him\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T16:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:41:36","slug":"bawumia-not-on-my-level-i-wont-debate-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/17\/bawumia-not-on-my-level-i-wont-debate-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia not on my level, I won&#8217;t debate him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has firmly reiterated his opposition to engaging in a debate with Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n<p>This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo challenged Mahama to debate Bawumia on key national issues ahead of the December 7 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a mini-rally in Prampram as part of his Greater Accra Region campaign, Mahama defended his record as president and dismissed the calls for a debate.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that a debate with Bawumia would not elevate the conversation and maintained that his achievements during his presidency should speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama criticised Bawumia\u2019s economic management, noting the hardships faced by Ghanaians under the current government. He further stated that engaging in a debate would only serve to give Bawumia an undeserved platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNana Akufo-Addo was asking me why I\u2019m refusing to debate Bawumia. You know, Bawumia doesn\u2019t deserve a debate. He is losing this election. I will not elevate him to my level and go and sit and debate him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir campaign is failing. They have no message and so, he wants to be elevated to my level. 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