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Vice President and the December 2024 presidential candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has highlighted some qualities that Ghana’s next president should possess in order to move the country forward.

Dr. Bawumia said, considering the achievements chalked by the Akufo-led government, that Ghana does not need a President who would draw the country back but Ghana needs a visionary leader with a proven track record  and credibility to  solve  generational problems, declaring that he has proven to be a problem solver through policies he has spearheaded as Vice President.

Speaking at the NPP International Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, March 23, Dr. Bawumia said, “Ghana needs problem solvers, generational thinkers and people with innovative ideas. I am a problem solver and a generational thinker with innovative ideas. I have a solid track record as Vice-President to prove it.’ 

Dr. Bawumia referenced a number of policy initiatives he has spearheaded as Vice President, which, according to him, are addressing generational problems of the country.

Buttressing his impactful contributions, such as the digital national identity system to solve the generational problem of lack of national identity and exclusion; the digital national property address system to address the problem of lack of property identity; mobile money interoperability to resolve the issue of financial exclusion and promote a cashless society; the digitalization of public services to promote efficiency and reduce corruption; and the delivery of essential drugs to remote areas through drones, as well as other policies, including One Ambulance-One Constituency and Agenda 111 hospitals.

He said, “I have not been President before, but through my role as Vice President, I have demonstrated that I will be a hard-working President who will work very hard to address problems confronting our sustainable development.”

Comparing himself to his main contender, John Mahama, Dr. Bawumia stated unequivocally that, considering his “track record, work ethics, and vision,” he is a better candidate than Mahama, whom he said has already been rejected twice due to his poor performance when he got the chance to be president; hence, Ghanaians should consider voting for the NPP with Bawumia as the president.

“Former President Mahama has been president before, but what was his track record? He failed. He failed to tackle corruption and many other problems. Economically, if you look at all the economic data in the 4th Republic, Mahama has been the worst president.”

He added that “John Mahama doesn’t represent change because he was there as president and he has been rejected twice in 2016 and 2020. I have not been president before, and my record as vice president is there for all to see. John Mahama represents the past and I represent the next chapter and future of our country.”