Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated his commitment to be accountable to Ghanaians if elected president after the December 7 polls.
He emphasised that he would be more accountable than his main opponent, former President John Dramani Mahama, because he, unlike Mr Mahama, would return to Ghanaians to seek another term in office.
“I also believe that if you make me a president, I will be more accountable to you because I will be looking for an 8-year term. An 8-year term means that you are first going to give me a 4-year term, this means I have to work very hard to justify why you have to give me another four years.
“And so I will be more accountable. I will come back to you and say this is what I have been able to do and then you can renew my license and I will drive the vehicle so we go forward,” Dr Bawumia said whilst addressing some professional bodies in Kumasi as part of his 3-day tour of the Ashanti region.
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He added: “I believe that my main opponent is only looking for a four-year term, that means immediately you give it to him and he goes on his honeymoon and he comes back you will not see him again; there will be no accountability but for me, you will get accountability.”
Gov’t to reimburse customers of liquidated firms
In a related development, Dr Bawumia revealed that plans are far advanced for the Finance Ministry and the Security and Exchanges Commission (SEC) to repay customers of the liquidated firms during the banking sector clean-up.
“It looks like the Minister of Finance is looking forward to making some payment to customers of the liquidated companies.”
“In the case of Gold Coast Securities and others, it is something on our agenda and I believe that the Ministry of Finance will look at it.
“We have engaged affected customers and we look forward to the payment”, he said, indicating that the move is geared towards bringing some relief to the affected customers.
Why can’t Mahama stand for reelection if elected in 2024?
- Constitutionally, former President Mahama is entitled to only a term, that is, four years in office, having served as president between 2012 and 2016.
- Clause (2) of Article 66 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution states, “A person shall not be elected to hold office as President of Ghana for more than two terms.”
- Mr Mahama would have served for two terms (8 years) in office if elected as president in the December 7 elections.
The post 2024 polls: I’ll be more accountable than Mahama because I want to serve for two terms – Bawumia reiterates first appeared on 3News.
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