President John Dramani Mahama has challenged running mate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia to reveal the cost of the cedi redenomination exercise in 2007.
Speaking at a rally in the Ablekuma North constituency, President Mahama said since Dr. Bawumia was a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana at the time the cedi redenomination was carried out, he should be able to tell Ghanaians how much it cost government to undertake the exercise.
“Do we remember the cedi redenomination under President Kufuor. During that time, someone [Bawumia] was the Deputy Bank of Ghana and uptill now, even me as a President do not know the cost of the redenomination exercise.
In what appears to be a clear response to the opposition NPP’s claims that he is incompetent, the President also indicated that the party has no right to label him as such when it is unable to give full account of a simple redenomination exercise.
“Uptill today, no Ghanaian knows the cost of the redenomination exercise and the same people come and say someone is incompetent. When you redenominated the cedi how much did it cost us? Simple things like these you cannot tell us and you have the nerve to come and talk about corruption. Look in the mirror and look at yourselves.
“Take the log out of your eye before you point at the mote in somebody’s eye. Only God doesn’t make mistakes. I am human, I am not God. I am not saying I have done so much but I have done what I can and if others say they have not noticed what I have done, God who is in heaven is my witness and he sees the good works NDC has done.”
The erstwhile Kufuor administration carried out a cedi redenomination exercise in 2007.
Government, at the time said the purpose of the exercise was to address past episodes of high inflation rates and other economic challenges.
Source: citifmonline.com
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I hate to draw the dead into political arguments but this time I find myself forced to! Why, if President Mahama wanted to really know the cost of the redenomination, didn't he ask Deputy Governor Van Lare Dosoo? In his funeral brochure Mr Dosoo was touted as an architect of the redenomination exercise!If you don't believe me ask Minister Tekper, he was at the funeral! We use political expediency to obfuscate issues all the time! And this is the man asking me and my family to trust him with our fate once more! Was Bawumia given free reign as Deputy Governor? Is Paul Acquah not alive? Mr President, EXCUSE ME, you are completely OFF!
Cry beloved ghana. Mr president, your vip paa kwesi amissah-arthur was bawumia's boss at the time of the redenomination. So if you think somethg went wrong with it, ur kind competence shd hv informed u that paa kwesi shd answer n not bawumia. In any case, why dont u use all ur executive powers to bring any cooruption to light n prosecte same? Sir,u just lost myz vote
u are president, your vice was governor, if as at no yo dont knw how much it costs then u my dear president MAHAMA is incompetent.
Ok. So our beloved president has traversed the threshold of INCOMPETENCE and has now become the Complainant General John Dramani Mahama. I am very sure that a class three child at Sakasaka primary schoool in Tamale knows where and how to get information on how much the redenomination cost the taxpayer, back in 2007. And if a whole president can't get this basic information, then it explains the thriving Create, Loot and Share Industry under his and the NDC administration. A very famous person once said that the NDC and their lot don't read. For once, I thought that the president who was one time a HISTORY student would have proven otherwise. This and many reasons why JDM and the NDC must be voted out. I don't care who you vote for, but don't will another 4 years of your life to this Crass Incompetent NDC, led by the Venerable INCOMPETENT COMPLAINANT GENERAL. #SaveGhanaNow
Wow! Another demonstration of the disconnect this incompetent president has with reality. Discerning Ghanaians have always known that the redenomination cost some $66m - we did not have to be staff of BOG to know this. Mr Prez, you have again proven to us that you're not in control. You are simply incompetent. Change is coming. I am for change, I am for NANA
Mr. I.N.C.O.M.P.E.T.E.N.T MAHAMA YOU SHOULD BOW YOUR HEAD IN SHAME FOR ASKING THE ORDINARY MAN ON THE STREET TO ASK Dr. WISE BAWUMIAH ABOUT CEDI RE DENOMINATION. WHY CAN'T THE PRESIDENT LEARN HOW TO REASON A BIT BEFORE SAYING THINGS THAT INDICTS HIM MORE OF BEING INCOMPETENT. GOD SAVE US!!!!!!!!! NANA BE BA. #MAHAMA TWASO
hahaha. Mahama has just reinforced his incompetence. if you as a President with all your powers can not verify how much the redenomination cost, then you have no business at all at the presidency. No wonder we are in thus mess. being ruled by incompetent president and his incompetent appointees.