Michael Asare Appiah (M) flanked by other members of Patriotic Intellectuals addressing the media yesterday
Patriotic Intellectuals, made up of some lecturers in the country’s Technical Universities, have described the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the best person to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to victory in the next general elections.
According to them, the Vice President is the man who has been best prepared to defend and market the achievements of the current NPP administration, adding, “There is work to be done and not a position to be occupied.”
“We have in recent times heard the propaganda against Dr. Bawumia as the “economic Messiah” who is no more talking about the economy, but now taking about digitalisation.
“We will want to state that the impact of Dr. Bawumia’s digitalisation agenda on Ghana’s economic growth cannot be overstated,” they noted.
They said the paperless payment at the ports has reduced the huge loss of revenue to the state through tax evasion, under-declaration and under-evaluation of imports, and acts of collusion at the ports to milk the state.
“Digitalisation is vital in transforming social services, finance, health, education and agriculture. This simply means digitalisation is the economy and the economy is digitalisation in the 21st century and beyond.
“It would therefore be erroneous for anyone to say that Dr. Bawumia has stopped talking about the economy,” they pointed out.
The academic-based partisan and professional voluntary group within the NPP have therefore urged the delegates of the party in the November 4, 2023 presidential primary to rise up to the occasion and elect Dr. Bawumia as the NPP’s flagbearer who would subsequently become Ghana’s next president.
Addressing a press conference in Takoradi yesterday, Chairman of the group, Michael Asare Appiah, also known as ‘Sasa’ said Dr. Bawumia comes with the best leadership qualities and capabilities to lead the NPP to ‘break the 8’.
He said Dr. Bawumia’s meteoric rise to political stardom, and emerging as the most visible Vice President in the Fourth Republic is no fluke.
“His contribution to critical economic issues and finding practical solutions to them are bear for everyone to see.
“His persona and brilliance reverberate the national political landscape, making him the most-talked about, the most appreciated politician, and the most favoured candidate to lead the NPP,” he stated.
He added that the Vice President has demonstrated great competencies and exceptional leadership in leveraging technology to improve and correct the structural deficiencies of the traditional economy.
He pointed out that Dr. Bawumia has also leveraged technology to help reform and improve Ghana’s institutional and regulatory processes towards the creation of a digital economy to sustain economic growth, and improving the well-being of Ghanaians. “Examples of these achievements can be seen at DVLA, Passport Office, GRA, GPHA, NIA, NHIS, Ghana Health Service, Ghana Post, amongst other essential public service centres,” he pointed out.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi