Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has come under fire from Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader in Parliament, for comments he made on Wednesday, February 7, about the power of the Economic Management Team (EMT), which Bawumia headed.
Leading NDC MP in Parliament, Dr. Ato Forson, angrily dismissed Dr. Bawumia’s assertions, calling them untrue and unbearable to the Ghanaian people.
He said that Dr. Bawumia’s comments were nothing more than justifications for the EMT’s flaws, which have caused great hardship for the Ghanaian people.
The former Deputy Finance Minister emphasized the alertness of Ghanaians in a social media post, saying that they would not be moved by Dr. Bawumia’s words.
Rather than running for president, Dr. Ato Forson advised the Vice President to own up to the mistakes made in the policies he oversaw and to put any better plans into action.
“How come Dr. Bawumia is now downplaying the role of the Economic Management Team and his chairmanship at a time when the full impact of the government’s bad economic policies is adversely impacting the people of Ghana and Ghanaians are facing excruciating hardships? Why is Dr Bawumia running away from his role and making it look as though he has something new to offer the people of Ghana?”
“For the record, Dr. Bawumia superintends the Economic Management Team, where all key decisions regarding the national economy are taken.”
“These decisions are then taken to Cabinet, where Dr Bawumia justifies them with the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for approval,” he said.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
