Franklin Cudjoe the president of the policy think tank IMANI Africa has told the 2024 presidential candidate of the NPP Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to man and speak up next time when his government is failing.
According to Franklin Cudjoe, Dr Bawumia must man up and speak up when leadership is failing with glaring facts that many a livelihood and death lost.
His comment comes after Dr Bawumia confessed that hardship in the country, arrogance displayed by the 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”.
He further asserted that going into the 2024 elections the NPP was not united.
Franklin Cudjoe in his reaction on X wrote, “Finally the the scales of self-denial have fallen off! I think it is appropriate to add that you brought this upon yourself. If you had admitted this basic fact as the Asantehene and I repeatedly advised you to do during the campaign, the voter beating would have been a bit humane.
Next time, please man up and speak up. That’s leadership, not coming to ‘confess’ after glaring facts that caused so many a livelihood and death. I guess this ends the importance placed on the vaunted Mike Mike Gabo Oquaye report! What a waste of time!
See the post below:
Finally the the scales of self-denial have fallen off! I think it is appropriate to add that you brought this upon yourself. If you had admitted this basic fact as the Asantehene and I repeatedly advised you to do during the campaign, the voter beating would have been a bit…
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) April 27, 2025
So who exactly is Bawumia throwing these shades at? Don’t tell me @NAkufoAddo 😤
— Muhammad Yaasiin (@Hajjyass70) April 26, 2025
