The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused former President John Mahama of avoiding a presidential debate ahead of December’s elections, claiming that Mr. Mahama fears having his record exposed.<\/p>\n
“That\u2019s why I challenged him. If he believes he performed better in any sector, he should come for an open debate. But he is afraid, so he is running away from it.”<\/p>\n
“He won’t come for the debate because he knows his bad record will be exposed. If he comes for the debate, I will show him something,” Dr. Bawumia added, as the crowd erupted in cheers.<\/p>\n
Highlighting the “bad records” of Mr. Mahama\u2019s presidency, Dr. Bawumia reminded the crowd of the four years of dumsor under Mahama, his failure to provide “even chalk” to schools, his opposition to Free SHS, and his cancellation of teacher and nursing trainee allowances, among other issues.<\/p>\n
“We have not forgotten all these bad records. We are moving forward. We are making progress with digitalisation. As President, he couldn\u2019t provide chalk to schools, but we have provided laptops to senior high students. This is the progress the country has made, and we want to move forward and make it even better,” Dr. Bawumia concluded.<\/p>\n