The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia, has called out former President
John Mahama over what Dr. Bawumia describes as
indecent utterances by the former President.
A viral video of Mahama at a campaign event, captured
him launching stinging attacks on Chiefs, Imams, Pastors
and CSOs, describing them as "hypocrites" for supporting
the NPP and Dr. Bawumia, instead of joining forces with
him and the NDC, to push out the NPP.
Addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign event
Monday morning in Amasaman, in the Greater Accra
Region, Dr. Bawumia expressed shock at the
unpresidential utterances of former President Mahama,
adding that the former President is frustrated because he
has realised he will lose the election massively.
"You all know that this election is between former
President Mahama and myself. But how the campaign is
going, the former President has seen that he will lose
massively so any little thing, he gets angry," Dr. Bawumia
said.
"Today I have heard that he has insulted pastors, Imams,
Chiefs and CSOs. He says thay are hypocrites. How can
you say this? Is this how a former President should speak?
That Chiefs, the Clergy, Imams and CSOs are hypocrites?"
"Recently he has also been insulting the Electoral
Commission. And he said NPP government is a foolish
government. Are these utterances that should be coming
out of the mouth of a former President? How can a
former President make such indecent comments?"
Dr. Bawumia admonised that politicians have a
responsibility to be decent in their utterances, stressing
that the election is about issues and ideas, and only those
without ideas insult.
"We, politicians must have some decency in the language
we speak," Dr. Bawumia admonised.
"This election is not about insults. It is about ideas. You
only insult people when you do not have ideas. But if you
have ideas, you present your ideas. We have ideas and we
have bold solutions to problems."
