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Bawumia’s margin of win in NPP’s flagbearer contest embarrassing – Sammy Gyamfi
The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has said that the margin by which the Vice President, Dr Bawumia Mahamudu won the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer contest is embarrassing.
Mr Gyamfi believes that Dr Bawumia’s win indicates a vote of no confidence, particularly when compared to the number of votes garnered by his closest contender, Kennedy Agyapong.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, November 5, the NDC Communications Officer expressed the view that the Vice President’s performance was subpar compared to then-candidate Akufo-Addo.
According to Gyamfi, this indicates a significant vote of no confidence in his leadership by nearly 40% of delegates in his own party.
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Bawumia’s margin of win in NPP’s flagbearer contest embarrassing – Sammy Gyamfi
Source: Ernest K. Arhinful
5 November 2023 9:31pm
The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has said that the margin by which the Vice President, Dr Bawumia Mahamudu won the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer contest is embarrassing.
Mr Gyamfi believes that Dr Bawumia’s win indicates a vote of no confidence, particularly when compared to the number of votes garnered by his closest contender, Kennedy Agyapong.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, November 5, the NDC Communications Officer expressed the view that the Vice President’s performance was subpar compared to then-candidate Akufo-Addo.
According to Gyamfi, this indicates a significant vote of no confidence in his leadership by nearly 40% of delegates in his own party.
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He compared Dr Bawumia’s win with the 98.9% obtained by John Mahama in the 2023 NDC primary, as well as the 78.89% and 94.4% obtained by Candidate Akufo-Addo in the 2010 and 2014 NPP primaries, respectively.
“This is the man a paltry 61% of NPP delegates have elected as their flagbearer for the 2024 election; a man bereft of credibility and vision; a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar; a comical character whose campaign to be President is based on his ethnicity and religion and not his competence.”
“Ghanaians currently find themselves in a total mess. Hopelessness, recklessness, bankruptcy, hardships, corruption and nepotism define the current state of our nation today. This mess is a product of bad leadership and nothing more,” an excerpt of his post said.
Certified election results revealed that Dr Bawumia secured 61.43% of the votes, with Mr Agyapong as his closest competitor, garnering 37.41%. Dr. Afriyie Akoto and Addai-Nimoh received 1,459 and 731 votes, respectively.
A total of 192,446 delegates participated in the presidential primary, with a turnout of 94.63%. While Dr Bawumia’s victory was expected, he fell short of the 80% target set by his campaign team.
Dr. Bawumia’s win is historic, marking the first time a non-Akan leader will represent the NPP in a general election. He has been the running mate of President Akufo-Addo since 2008.
The 2024 election is anticipated to be highly competitive, with both Dr Bawumia and former President Mahama considered formidable candidates. The outcome will depend on several factors, including the state of the economy, campaign strategies, and voter turnout.
Furthermore, all other candidates have pledged their support to Dr. Bawumia.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Richard Appiah, the footballer who killed two children and stored part of their bodies in a fridge at Abesim in the Bono Region in 2021 has been handed a lifetime sentence.
This was after a five member panel of judges at the Accra High Court returned a verdict of guilty against the convict.
Appiah, 32, also a draughtsman would spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of murder.
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BY MALIK SULLEMANA
