Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has mocked the victory of Vice President Dr Bawumia Mahamudu in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer contest as an embarrassment.
According to him, Dr Bawumia’s win indicates a vote of no confidence, especially when compared to the number of votes garnered by his closest contender, Kennedy Agyapong.
Sammy Gyamfi took to Facebook on Sunday, November 5, to express his view that the Vice President’s performance was far below expectations in comparison to then-candidate Akufo-Addo.
Dr Bawumia’s win, he said, is an embarrassment because it represents a significant vote of no confidence in his leadership by nearly 40% of delegates in his party.
He compared Dr Bawumia’s win with the 98.9% obtained by John Mahama in the 2023 NDC primary, as well as the 78.89% and 94.4% secured by Candidate Akufo-Addo in the 2010 and 2014 NPP primaries, respectively.
“This is the man a paltry 61% of NPP delegates have elected as their flagbearer for the 2024 election; a man bereft of credibility and vision; a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar; a comical character whose campaign to be President is based on his ethnicity and religion and not his competence.”
“Ghanaians currently find themselves in a total mess. Hopelessness, recklessness, bankruptcy, hardships, corruption, and nepotism define the current state of our nation today. This mess is a product of bad leadership and nothing more,” an excerpt of his post said
Certified election results revealed that Dr Bawumia secured 61.43% of the votes, with Mr Agyapong as his closest competitor, garnering 37.41%. Dr. Afriyie Akoto and Addai-Nimoh received 1,459 and 731 votes, respectively.