In the general elections of 2024, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to win, according to Joe Osei Owusu, also known as Joe Wise, the first Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
Joe Wise asserted that the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is more formidable than National Democratic Congressman (NDC) John Mahama.
The Member of Parliament for Bekwai stated that Dr. Bawumia will defeat former President Mahama in the elections in an interview with Joy News, based in Accra.
In response to the host Evans Mensah’s question about Dr. Bawumia’s prospects for the 2024 elections, Joe Wise said, “Very bright. Some people will vote for a party and a party symbol, no doubt about that. But anybody who wants to evaluate them has their independent and respective roles in the past as a guide, and I am sure that if you placed Bawumia against Mahama, Bawumia will always outshine Mahama based on what they have done in the past, what ideas they have thrown out, how they have helped implement them and their quality of person and integrity.”
The Vice President has been singled out by the NDC and criticized for the economic problems facing Ghana on the grounds that, during his time in opposition, he presented himself as an economic messiah and made numerous insulting remarks about the NDC and its leader.
The NDC claims that the Vice President has been shown to be incompetent due to the growing public debt brought on by excessive borrowing, the Ghanaian cedi’s difficulties against major international currencies, and high inflation, among other issues. This is especially true given that he previously spoke out strongly against less serious versions of these issues when he was in opposition.
Because of his position as the leader of the government’s economic management team, the Vice President has also not been exempt from the NPP government‘s missteps.
