MAHAMA TO BAWUMIA – Your glaring dishonesty about the economy is sometimes laughable

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the cleaners on the performance of the country’s economy.

Mr. Mahama believes the Vice President is engaging in lies about the economy.

Dr. Bawumia recently said the economy has begun showing signs of recovery following the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He insisted that the exceptional economic prowess and intelligence of the managers of the economy led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was key to wealth creation to reduce poverty, attract investments, empower businesses to expand, and create jobs.

The Vice President gave the assurance at the Central Regional Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) conference held on Saturday at the University of Cape Coast.

Speaking on the theme: ‘Breaking the Eight’: the role of TESCON’, Dr. Bawumia praised the country’s discernment, good judgment, and management of exchange rate, and described it as “the best since 1992 and the performance in 2020 and 2021 simply superb.”

Speaking on NTV Ghana on Thursday, August 19, 2021, as part of his ‘Thank you tour,’ the former President urged the Vice President to check the reality of the lives of Ghanaians.

“The point is, you can do so much propaganda with the economy, but the inflation will expose you. The same economist who said we should look at the real situation on the grounds and not the statistics is now telling us to look at the statistics and not the real issues on the ground.

“The dishonesty is so glaring that sometimes it is laughable. You [Bawumia] can do all the propaganda about the economy, but the reality of people’s lives will expose you,” he stated.