Kuffuor's hypocritical endorsement has been exposed

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor's sudden rediscovery of his voice to support Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's presidential campaign is ludicrous, especially given his long silence during the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) eight-year reign of inefficiency and controversy.

As Ghanaians faced economic hardship, pervasive corruption, and a suffocating political environment that repressed opponents inside his party, Kuffour remained unusually quiet.

Yet now, in an act of blatant hypocrisy, he goes forward to mobilize support for a Vice President who has presided over some of the greatest economic incompetence in the country's recent history.

Kuffour's timing is as intriguing as it is informative. For nearly eight years, while NPP voices were silenced, criticism was suppressed, and the government ruled over a debt-ridden economy, the former President remained a passive observer.

He never once condemned the abuses or called for responsibility. Now, with only a few years left in his life, he asks Ghanaians to hand over power to Bawumia—a man whose leadership has contributed to their predicament. It is a call that exudes alienation from reality, if not open bad faith.

Ghanaians understand the irony of Kuffour's request. Here is a man who, having benefitted from a relatively stable administration, intends to impose further failure on the people, fully aware that he will not be around to bear the repercussions of such a decision.

In essence, he is asking Ghanaians to put their future in the hands of a guy whose track record provides no assurance—an outrageous and mockable proposition.

Kuffour's attempts to portray Bawumia as an economic savior are sarcastic and tragic. Bawumia's alleged economic prowess, which was formerly considered as his strong suit, has been comprehensively debunked by the economic disasters that have occurred under his watch.

If this is the "remarkable capability" Kuffour is referring to, one has to wonder if the former President is simply out of touch or deliberately misleading. We will know them by their fruits, and the fruits of Bawumia are bitter.

Ghanaians deserve more than platitudes from an older statesman who has failed to rise to the occasion when it really counts. Kuffour's renewed zeal to promote Bawumia serves as a clear reminder that political endorsements, particularly ones steeped in partisanship and devoid of substance, should be viewed with suspicion, if not downright contempt.

The country cannot afford to follow counsel that promises further devastation while protecting its proponent from the repercussions.

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