Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia exchanging pleasantries with former President J.A. Kufuor
Former President Kufuor believes Vice President Bawumia should be the next to lead the country after President Akufo-Addo.
He sees him as man on a mission who is determined by destiny, considering how he came into politics and his performance over the years.
This was when he spoke at the maiden address of Dr. Bawumia to outline his vision for the country in Accra Wednesday evening.
Mr. Kufuor, who is credited by many Ghanaians for his sterling performance during his eight years as president of nation said, “if anybody aspire to be a leader without command of the new technologies, like digitalisation and also without a deep grasp of geopolitics, old disciplines like say, economics, politics and all that, I tell you, he may be found wanting sooner or later.”
Interestingly, he said, “This young man (Bawumia) has these instruments under his belt, digitalisation, geopolitics and additionally, we’ve seen him perform loyally under President Akufo-Addo, and he has also been in public view since he got selected as the vice presidential candidate (of NPP) in 2008.”
Mr. Kufuor added, “… on the arena of presidency now, it seems this man (Bawumia) for this time is the best for Ghana, and I am appealing to the whole nation to give him the chance to come … he is truly the man of the moment and Ghana must accept him.”
The former president spoke highly of Dr. Bawumia, who is now the presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming general elections, saying, “He is hallmarked by humility and the temperance requisite for the job of leading Ghana on the way forward.”
He therefore noted that, “Ghana has come to the crossroads, and I am serious here, it is not the normal regular politics we want. We want a leadership with a vision, even in the complex world, a leader who will be able to match up with the new technologies to pick the requisite manpower.”
He therefore had no option but to appeal to the conscience of Ghanaians in entirety, “Please let us all accept him to continue (as president of Ghana).”
That, he said, was because “We happen to be living in times where the whole world is in a flux; leadership is very, very scarce, quality leadership” since in his own words, “He (Bawumia) is a man of destiny.”
“And here, allow me, I am a party man…, I tell you, we should be talking about the nation and not so much about the party.
“We must get people of competence to work with him, to find our way out of the confusion our society and economy has been plunged into. I wouldn’t blame any side, look at the track records of all parties and I tell you, you can’t find one that can say that in their time they were excellent or superb, no. We are in a new situation,” he pointed out.
He thus insisted, “The time has come for this man, and I like the theme that is pasted on the wall – Bold solutions for the future.”