Hamza Suhuyini, member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication teamA member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team, Hamza Suhuyini, has taken a swipe at former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over his recent comments on the cause of the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 elections.
Dr. Bawumia, on the party’s thank-you tour, had attributed the party’s loss to several factors, including economic hardship, poor internal management, unpopular government policies, and what he described as an arrogance of power that created widespread dissatisfaction among Ghanaians.
He specifically mentioned the high cost of living, the refusal to reshuffle government appointees, the controversial E-Levy, and the implementation of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) under the IMF debt restructuring plan.
Reacting to these remarks on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on Tuesday, April 29, Hamza claimed the former NPP flagbearer only made the revelations to serve his personal interest.
According to him, Dr. Bawumia avoided admitting to these same issues while in government because doing so would have clashed with his presidential ambition.
“I feel that Dr. Bawumia is always concerned about his own personal interest. Whenever he is expected to speak in the interest of the nation, he weighs it against his own hidden motives to decide whether it is strategic for him or not,” Hamza said.
“We’ve seen it in this country. If you claim you were against the E-Levy and the President was pushing for it, nothing stopped you from resigning on principle. Because it wasn’t just about the E-Levy. He also mentioned betting tax,” he added.
He continued, “He talked about the $58 million spent on a hole — the National Cathedral — the most expensive hole in this country, and many other things. He mentioned arrogance of power. In other countries, politicians resign over such disagreements on principle. But he never did.”
Hamza further criticized Dr. Bawumia for distancing himself from President Akufo-Addo’s legacy, contrasting his conduct with that of Akufo-Addo, who, he noted, never discredited former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
