Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah a former government spokesperson has stated the former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia thank you tour a calculated attempt to rewrite his legacy.
According to Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, Dr Bawumia is scapegoating former president Akufo-Addo and the NPP for failures he actively contributed to.
His comments come after Dr Mahamudu Bawumia listed the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government’s sins that led to the 2024 election defeat.
According to Dr Bawumia, hardship in the country, arrogance displayed by his government, e-levy, the debt restructuring program and the lack of reshuffling of ministerial portfolios caused the NPP’s defeat.
Speaking to members of the party in Takoradi on April 26, as part of the NPP’s Thank You tour in the Western Region, Dr Bawumia stated, “The studies we have done so far, the big issues that people complained about were; the cost of living, there was hardship, arrogance of power and the debt restructuring program. The party suggested we reshuffle our ministerial portfolios.
For eight years we never listened. The party advised against the implementation of the e-levy, and the debt restructuring program. And yet we never listened,” Dr Bawumia lamented.
Dr Bawumia added, “The president announced there would be no haircut, all Ghanaians were happy, but when it came we gave haircuts. When you look the government was not paying NABCO anymore, where not paying afforestation, and the caterers were also not being paid.
Also, in most of the regions that the majority of our votes come from we did not develop the place, the Western Region the roads, the Market Circle we were not able to complete it”.
Parts of Palgrave Boakye’s statement sighted from net2tvgh.com, read, “Bawumia’s rejection of the delegates system that propelled him to the NPP flagbearer position reveals his willingness to undermine the party’s internal processes when it serves his narrative. His accusations of “arrogance of power” within the government implicitly target Akufo-Addo, a mentor who endorsed and elevated him, further highlighting his disloyalty.
By framing the NPP’s 2024 election loss as a result of internal failures and low voter turnout, while dismissing religious or tribal factors, Bawumia conveniently sidesteps his own role in the party’s unpopularity, including his inability to inspire confidence amid economic mismanagement. A party he has been number 2 for 16 years.
In conclusion, Dr. Bawumia’s “justification tour” / thank you tour is a calculated attempt to rewrite his legacy by scapegoating President Akufo-Addo and the NPP for failures he actively contributed to.
His inconsistencies—championing policies in power but disowning them in defeat—and his disloyalty to the President and party that elevated him discredit his credibility as a leader. Ghanaians deserve a leader who takes responsibility, not one who shifts blame to salvage personal ambition”.
