National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has accused Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of refusing to take responsibility for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general elections.
He claims the NPP flagbearer is instead using the party’s ongoing thank-you tour to shift blame onto others while avoiding personal accountability for the loss.
Speaking during an appearance on JoyNews’ NewsFile on Saturday, May 3, Mr. Gyamfi added that Dr. Bawumia is citing issues such as the arrogance of power, the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), e-levy, and fuel price hikes without adding the part he played.
“They are meeting their party executives. They are not meeting Ghanaians. We hear Bawumia blaming everybody for the embarrassing defeat, except himself.
“He has refused to apologise for dancing off-beat to Sisi fia during the campaign while Ghanaians were suffering,” he said.
According to him, the former Vice President is also using the tour to consolidate support and gain an unfair advantage in the NPP’s upcoming presidential primaries.
“It is not a thank-you tour. What is happening is just a desperate attempt by Alhaji Bawumia to revive his political career after leading the New Patriotic Party to its most embarrassing political defeat. That is what this is.
“And once again, you’re having the entire NPP machinery rallying behind him to give him an unfair advantage over persons who desire or intend to contest him in the upcoming presidential primaries,” he said.
The NPP, led by Dr. Bawumia and its national executives, began its post-election thank-you tour on Saturday, April 26, to engage with party members and reconnect with its grassroots base.
The tour is expected to end on June 4 in the Central Region.
