Bawumia’s media engagement was supplementary manifesto reading – Gbande

Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary of Operations for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's recent media engagement, describing it as a "supplementary manifesto" intended to enhance his image after failing to deliver as effectively as former President John Dramani Mahama did during his manifesto launch in the Central Region.

According to Gbande, the media engagement was an attempt by the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) flagbearer to appear favorable in the eyes of Ghanaians.

He added that Dr. Bawumia used the presentation of his supplementary manifesto to waste the precious time of journalists, especially on a Sunday.

He alleged that the reading of the supplementary manifesto was an attempt by the NPP to hijack the media from publishing the manifesto details of the NDC.

However, he deemed the presentation a complete waste of time, arguing that it failed to meet the expectations placed on the Vice President.

He further noted that Dr. Bawumia's presentation did not bring any significant changes in what he referred to as the "second part" of the NPP's manifesto launch.

He asserted that the flagbearer failed to persuade Ghanaians with this so-called supplementary manifesto, calling it a disappointment for both the party and Dr. Bawumia's team.

Gbande also highlighted that the Vice President struggled to address questions concerning the collapse of Cocobod, which, in his view, demonstrated that Dr. Bawumia is out of touch with the realities facing ordinary Ghanaians, especially being the head of the Economic Management Team.

The Deputy General Secretary made these remarks during an interview with Mac-Jerry Osei Agyemang on Accra-based Neat FM on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.