KEY POINTS
- Gyamfi argues that Bawumia cannot separate from NPP’s record.
- Ghanaians are unlikely to accept Bawumia’s campaign, Gyamfi says.
- NDC critic questions Bawumia’s promises of change for Ghana.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential campaign has drawn criticism from Sammy Gyamfi, the National Democratic Congress’s national communications officer, who compared it to the strategy used by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during the most recent American elections.
Gyamfi claims Ghanaians won’t accept empty rhetoric
While examining the viewpoints of Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the NDC in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory in the United States, Gyamfi made the remarks on Saturday’s “Newsfile” show on Joy FM.
Gyamfi compared Kamala Harris’s and Bawumia’s campaign tactics, saying, “Bawumia is running a campaign very similar to that of Kamala Harris because they are both trying to distance themselves from responsibility and accountability.”
According to the NDC spokesperson, both leaders are making “futile” attempts to distance themselves from the failures of their administrations.
NDC critic says Bawumia is tied to NPP’s record
Similar to American voters, Gyamfi contended that Ghanaians are perceptive and unlikely to be influenced by the vice president’s “empty rhetoric.” He claimed that Bawumia would fail in his attempts to disassociate himself from the New Patriotic Party’s record.
According to Gyamfi, “The people of this country are discerning, just like the people of America.” “I think Ghanaians will reject Bawumia’s campaign because he is inextricably linked to Akufo-Addo’s legacy, just as Americans rejected that strategy.”
Furthermore, he contended that, given the NPP’s continued dominance, Bawumia could not possibly distance himself from the party’s policies and administration under President Akufo-Addo. Gyamfi stated that “a vote for Bawumia is nothing but a vote for Akufo-Addo,” adding that Bawumia’s claims of reform are untrustworthy as long as he continues to be intimately associated with the economic policies of the ruling party. Gyamfi added that the party that wins Ghana’s December elections is not always influenced by Trump’s success in the US election.
Myjoyonline stated that all 13 contenders are stepping up their campaigns as the elections get near in an effort to garner widespread support and guarantee a resounding victory.
