FLASHBACK: Mahama deserves no credit for repairing dumsor – Bawumia

Friday, March 15, 2019 Policy

Source: adomonline.com

2019-03-15

This story was published in 2016 by adomonline.com

Mahamudu Bawumia, vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said President John Dramani Mahama and the administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not deserve the credit for "resolving" the energy crisis. , known in the local language as "Dumsor". .

The former deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana, speaking of Joy FM, said that he saw no reason why President Mahama would like the whole world to congratulate him on solving the problem that he was facing. ;he created.

"This government inherited an economy without dumsor. It's their own financial mismanagement that has caused it … so we see no reason why they deserve to be commended for fixing the problem they've created, "he said. Dr. Bawumia.

During his speech to Parliament on the State of the Nation (SONA) in Parliament 2016, President Mahama called on Ghanaians to congratulate the government for launching into what he called the The fastest mobilization of resources to resolve the crisis, which paralyzed the country's economy for more than three years. years.

"I spoke at this very august gathering and I promised to address the energy sector deficit, which at the time had become a major impediment to economic growth and a source of distraction for people. Ghanaians, at home and at work.

"It was a time of considerable national anxiety. The deficit led to a severe rationing of electricity consumption and I was very worried. Ghanaians had to sleep in the dark or spend money to power generators. Companies have taken up challenges and I have expressed all my regret to the nation. I have badumed all my responsibilities as president and leader of this nation and commander-in-chief …, "he said.

The president added that he had been able to remedy the power outage because he had put in place plans "that allowed us to mobilize as quickly as possible the relief energies of the city. history of Ghana.

But Mr Bawumia insists the government does not deserve any credit for solving a problem that he himself has created.

For him, it only confirmed that the government understood that Dumsor was a financial problem and had mobilized enough resources to manage it.

He promised that a NPP administration would "not manage the economy as long as the country would eventually become a dummy".