[ 2016-11-16 ]

Mahama, NDC have destroyed Northern Brand with Corruption – Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Running Mate to Nana
Akufo-Addo, has said that President John Mahama
has through his actions and inactions, soiled the
Northern brand, which was known to be one of
integrity and honesty, with corruption.

Speaking at Balungu in the Bongo Constituency on
Tuesday at the commencement of his four-day tour
of the Upper East region, Dr. Bawumia urged the
people of the North not to vote for Mahama and the
NDC because doing that will mean a continuation of
the massive corruption and stealing that has been
witnessed in the last eight years, and which has
become the hallmark of the John Mahama-NDC
administration.

“John Mahama’s government is the most corrupt
government in the history of Ghana. Dollar for
dollar, cedi for cedi, this government is the most
corrupt in our history. And yet he tells the
people of the North to vote for him because he is
our brother. Why does your government steal from
Northerners if you care for Northerners and why do
you want us to give you another opportunity to
steal more from the people you say you are trying
to protect?” he asked.

Touching on the legacy of President Mahama and the
NDC government, Nana Akufo-Addo’s Running Mate
observed that solely as a result of the actions
and inactions of the President and the people
close to him had damaged the long-held view that
Northerners eschewed corruption and were honest
people.

He recalled Northerners of yesteryear and noted
the diligence and integrity with which they
selflessly and proudly served their people and
worked in various capacities without any thought
whatsoever about personal gains, but expressed
sadness at how the current government, led by
someone who proudly describes himself as a
Northern President, has thrown all these
principles away.

Let us face it, John Mahama’s government is a
disgrace to Northerners. Northerners were always a
proud people. We value our integrity. We don’t
have money but we have pride. We are seen as
honest people. This is the way our fathers worked,
honesty was the guiding principle of Northerners.
We are honest and value our integrity. But today
thanks to John Mahama, the people of Ghana are
viewing us very differently”, he stated.

Dr. Bawumia called on the people of the North to
therefore vote against the NDC’s Presidential
Candidate and the NDC in the coming elections as
the NDC had over 8 years demonstrated gross
disregard for the people of the North and had gone
ahead to even destroy the time-tested Northern
brand.

“Therefore it is time to restore the pride of
Northerners and the way we are going to restore
that Pride is to get rid of this John Mahama
corrupt government. It is not doing Northerners
any good and this is why we have to vote for Nana
Akufo-Addo”, he added.

Dr. Bawumia’s Upper East Regional Tour comes on
the back of a month long tour of the Northern
Region which saw him visit 27 constituencies in
the Region.

Source - Kasapafm

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