Former National Organiser of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Desmond Nana Ntow Amirekyi, has opined that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is encountering difficulties in choosing a running mate for the 2024 elections due to his previous statements.
Amirekyi believes that Bawumia‘s past remarks have created challenges in his quest for a suitable partner for the upcoming elections.
He highlighted that Bawumia’s statements about his role in the government have raised questions about his commitment to empowering his vice president in the event of his presidency.
During a panel discussion on UTV’s Adekye Nsroma on April 25, 2024, the former PNC official commented on Bawumia’s admission that his voice was not prominent in decision-making processes, likening his role to that of a “driver’s mate to the president.”
“It will be difficult for Bawumia to choose a running mate because of his utterances. If you are a vice president and claim that you were just a vice and as a result, your decisions were not factored in the administration then it means that, when you get the opportunity to become president you won’t also allow your vice to function.
“That is why it has become difficult for him to choose his vice president,” he said.
He added, “His own words mean that his vice won’t be useful in his administration because for him as a vice he was not useful in his administration… he is the same person who said he didn’t support the E-Levy …if not for Dr. Bawumia we didn’t know that if you are a vice president, you don’t have a say in the government.”
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