Politicians must be truthful - Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has admonished colleague politicians to be truthful with issues relating to the economy, calling on those in the opposition to eschew the needless attacks on government for selfish reasons.

“To deliberately fabricate statements in an attempt to attack your political opponent is an exercise in desperation and intellectual dishonesty”, according to the Vice president.

He advised that as politicians, it is important that that they elevate the discourse and argue based on facts and not on fabrications and outright lies.

Responding to a statement made by the Deputy Minority leader James Klutse Avedzi on his statement of excessive borrowing, the Vice President said his speeches, lectures and statements on the economy over the years are a matter of public record challenging the deputy minority leader and the other NDC communicators to immediately provide the evidence to back up their claims.

Read full text of his statement below;

The Office of the Vice President’s attention has been drawn to a statement (on Citi FM on August 16, 2017) attributed to the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon James Klutse Avedzi, accusing the Vice President of doing a U-turn on the issue of borrowing by government. Specifically the deputy minority leader is reported to have stated that:

“The Vice President… while he was the running mate for the NPP was emphatic on the issue about borrowing in Ghana saying that the country need not borrow and that we have the resources here in Ghana and that when they win power they will not borrow”.

The Office of the Vice President would like to state for the record that the above statement attributed to the Vice-President by the deputy minority leader (and subsequently by many NDC communicators) is a complete and utter fabrication. The Vice President’s speeches, lectures and statements on the economy over the years are a matter of public record.

We are therefore challenging the deputy minority leader (and the other NDC communicators) to immediately provide the evidence to back up their claim. They cannot provide any such evidence because the Vice-President has never made such a statement.

To deliberately fabricate statements in an attempt to attack your political opponent is an exercise in desperation and intellectual dishonesty. As politicians, it is important that we elevate the discourse and argue based on facts and not on fabrications and outright lies.

Our advice to them is to go back and take the time to READ the Vice President’s lectures as well as speeches and try to criticize based on the statements contained therein. Ghana deserves much better.

…..Signed……

Frank Agyei-Twum

Director of Communications

Office of the Vice-President