Bawumia falls on his own sword as Mahama sets 5 questions for him to answer

The vice president and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been asked five important questions by National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama.

The questions focused on Dr. Bawumia’s primary focus on digitalization as a remedy for the economic crisis, as well as the current economic difficulties, foreign currency rates, Ghana’s growing national debt, and skyrocketing inflation.

John Mahama recounted an incident in which Dr. Bawumia asked then-Vice President Paa Kwasi Amissah-Arthur 170 questions on the status of the economy. He challenged Dr. Bawumia to show the same level of accountability and openness by responding to these questions.

Speaking to NDC supporters on Monday, October 28 in Tatale, Northern Region, John Mahama posed the queries.

“He used to give lectures every month about how to run an economy, and how to fix the economy. He posed 170 questions to my Vice President Amissah Arthur. He should go and answer the 170 questions himself. Indeed, he shouldn’t answer 170 questions. He should answer only three questions.

”Question 1, he should come and answer. Why is the exchange rate GH¢17 to the dollar?

“Question 2, why has Ghana’s debt risen from GH¢120 billion to GH¢767 billion in eight years? He should come and answer.

“Question 3, why did inflation rise to where it is at 54% under your administration for eight years?

“Then let me add two more. Question 4, why did you borrow GH¢42 billion from the Bank of Ghana? He should come and answer those questions. We don’t need 170 questions. With the 170, if he wants, he can answer them himself. But Ghanaians are asking him four questions.

“He should come and answer those four questions and explain to Ghanaians why we are where we are. The last question is why has he run away from the economy to digitalization? He used to be talking a lot about the economy. Today he can’t mention the economy, it’s not in his vocabulary.

“Anytime he opens his mouth, digitalization. Come and talk about the economy. That’s question five. Five questions. Tell him you should come and answer them,” he added.