Dr. Bawumia has ticked the right boxes and he is people-centered - US Professor

An Assistant Professor (lecturer) at the University of Maryland, Dr. Osei Fodjour, has commended the Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for ticking the right boxes a leader requires.

In his examination of Dr. Bawumia as Vice President, Dr. Fodjour noted that the Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP have ticked the right boxes, including being presidential, communicating well, and winning the ordinary man's trust, as well as distinguishing himself as a member of the administration.

Speaking on the back of the book "Dr. Bawumia and the Modern Vice Presidency," authored by Prof. Etse Sikanku, Dr. Fodjour noted that a critical area in which the Vice President has earned plaudits is in the area of digitalization, adding that this satisfies the expectation that Vice Presidents must distinguish themselves and their persona in a unique way.

"You can't separate Dr. Bawumia from digitalization. He's even been described as the digital VP in sections of the media. So yes, Dr. Bawumia, in a way, ticks those boxes," Dr. Fodjour said.

Dr. Osei Fodjour, a well-recognized scholar in Vice Presidential studies across two nations, both the United States and Ghana, has himself published extensively in the field when it comes to Vice Presidential rhetoric and communication.

His research has also examined social media representations of Kamala Harris, her strategic rhetorical choices, and a comparative analysis of vice presidential candidates in Ghana and the United States.

Dr. Fodjour noted that his research has found that Dr. Bawumia espouses certain values and ideologies which he summarized as patriotism, respect, empathy, traditionalism, and religious tolerance.

Other findings of his study include one that demonstrates that Dr. Bawumia is "a man who expresses love for the downtrodden, embraces the cultural values of his country, and believes in the people, yet is also on top of issues."

His research study on the Vice President concluded that Dr. Bawumia is someone who provided discourse on national affairs from the onset, thus meeting the presidential bar or showing a certain "presidentialness."