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Policy of Monday, July 15th, 2019
Source: mynewsgh.com
2019-07-15
President Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia explained how he managed to stand out in the political spotlight as he was working as the second deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana.
Dr. Paul Amoafo Acquah, former BOG governor, was among those who played a key role in persuading him to engage in politics. He dropped the secret.
He revealed how he was consulted to agree to go into politics, but had to discuss it with his immediate superior, Dr. Acquah.
"When I was asked to do politics, I was a bit hesitant and my initial response was no," he said at a conference on tracking and l & # 39; 39, evaluation at the University of Ghana in Accra.
According to him, Mr Acquah revealed that it was an opportunity for them to implement the policies of the Central Bank, given his experience as a banker and his collaboration with the Bank of Ghana.
"My boss, Paul Acquah, said that our problems really belonged to the politicians, so I think you should go in there and help us implement all the policies we have recommended," he added.
Dr. Bawumia joined the then candidate candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 elections on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate list.
In the run-up to the 2016 elections, a section of Ghanaians described him as a wizard of the economy who gave the ruling administration the National Democratic Congress (NDC), then in power, with his public lectures on the economy that resulted in the NPP's victory. .
In the 2016 elections, Nana Akufo-Addo defeated incumbent President John Mahama with 5,716,026 million votes, or 53.85 percent, while John Mahama won 4,713,277 million votes, or 44.40 percent. , the worst for an outgoing president.
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