Economic policy analyst and activist, Senyo Hosi, has stated that Vice President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, should have resigned from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration when it became clear he was being sidelined in the management of the economy.<\/p>\n In an interview on Okay FM on Monday, December 16, Hosi pointed out that the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, held control over the economy, diminishing the influence many expected Dr. Bawumia to have.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Akufo-Addo\u2019s government did not treat Dr. Bawumia fairly. However, I also blame him because when it became evident that things were not going well and he was not being allowed to manage the economy as intended, he should have stepped down.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen President Akufo-Addo won in 2016, Ghanaians expected better governance, stronger institutions, and effective economic management led by Dr. Bawumia. Unfortunately, it was Ken Ofori-Atta who managed the economy, and Dr. Bawumia was sidelined,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n According to him, Dr. Bawumia\u2019s prominence on the NPP ticket in 2016 brought \u201cproper weight\u201d and value to the party\u2019s appeal, unlike other vice-presidential candidates in Ghana\u2019s Fourth Republic.<\/p>\n \u201cDr. Bawumia was a major reason Ghanaians supported the NPP. If economic management is your value on the ticket, and you are not allowed to deliver, you should have admitted it to Ghanaians and exited,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n Senyo Hosi further criticised the NPP\u2019s economic performance, stating that the fiscal crisis experienced by the country was not a result of external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the Russia-Ukraine war, but rather poor economic management by the Akufo-Addo administration.<\/p>\n \u201cThe poor performance of the economy had very little to do with the pandemic or the war. It was a matter of bad fiscal management and arrogance in admitting mistakes,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n According to Hosi, he predicted an electoral defeat for the NPP earlier in the year, estimating a two-million-vote margin between the NDC and NPP.<\/p>\n \u201cI told my NPP friends in April that unless certain measures were taken, they would lose the election,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n Senyo Hosi also argued that the 2024 election result was largely a reflection of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s governance rather than Dr. Bawumia\u2019s candidacy.<\/p>\n \u201cThis election was about President Akufo-Addo and not Bawumia or President-elect John Mahama. The person who made the most reasonable statement in this year\u2019s elections was former President John Kufuor, who said Ghanaians should vote based on their living conditions. And that was exactly the basis of this year\u2019s election outcome,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, watch as the MP for Ada engages in a brief argument with the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament over the payment of $11m for the construction of the Pwalugu Dam, below:<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Senyo](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/446\/44646350.295.jpg\" "\\"Senyo")
Senyo Hosi believes Dr Bawumia should have resigned from the current government<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n