Akufo Addo says Bawumia is ready, but he won't suggest a 24-hour disco

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has criticized National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama, claiming that Bawumia is a "well-prepared" candidate who will not suggest a "24-hour discotheque."

“Dr Bawumia has been well prepared, and he is now ready to become President. A man of good ideas and a good programme for the country. He is not proposing 24-hour discotheques. He is the man best qualified to lead Ghana into the fourth industrial revolution. So I want us to work together to make sure he becomes the next president of this country” he stated.

During his visit to the Nayiri, Tiduguma Nayiri Naa Bohagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, as well as the Chiefs and residents of the Mamprugu Traditional territory, he made this declaration.

According to him, “When you are a big Chief and you are going, you are concerned about the person who will occupy your seat after you, the difference between us is that you will never know who will follow you, but in my case, I will know who will follow me.”

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“Because you are a monarch and you will reign until you die, it’s only after your death that your successor is chosen, but I am a republican and democratic Chief, and I know who will succeed me. So I’ve come here to ask for your support to make sure that your son, my Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia succeeds me.”

The President further called for support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) saying “I’m asking for your support, not just because he is your son, but I believe he is extremely competent, fit and able to be our next President. I’ve worked with him for these past sixteen years and apart from being capable, competent and intellectually well-endowed, he is also a man of great loyalty, principled and honest. I am confident that if the people of Ghana agree with me and give him the chance, he will make an excellent President.”