[ 2016-05-02 ]

Bawumia is making a case for balance, inclusion - Akomea justifies
The Communications Director of the New Patriotic
Party (NPP) has rationalized comments made by the
party's vice-presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu
Bawumia, condemned as inflammatory.

Nana Akomea on Joy FM's Super Morning Show,
Monday, said the Vice Presidential Candidate of
the party was making a case for balance and
inclusion in the national political leadership of
the country.

Addressing party supporters in the Sissala East
constituency in the Upper West Region over the
weekend, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said the seat of the
current NDC government does not adequately mirror
the two dominant religious groups in Ghana.

He then urged them to vote for the NPP in the
upcoming elections to bring religious balance to
the presidency.

“...In this country, we are living peacefully
and nicely Muslims and Christians. So we believe
in the NPP that Christians and Muslims should work
together and that is why whenever we pick a
president as a Christian, we pick a Muslim as a
vice."

"And when we come and pick a Muslim as a
president, we will pick a Christian as a vice. So
if Insha Allah, Nana Akufo-Addo becomes president,
he will swear with the Bible and enter the
Flagstaff and I will swear with the Quran and
enter the flagstaff House,”

"So that when we combine the Quran and the Bible,
Ghana will be the major beneficiary. The blessings
of God will be upon Ghana if we have the two
religions are in the castle," he ended.

His comments have since aroused condemnation from
the general public.

But Nana Akomea insists the intention of the
comments of the vice presidential candidate is to
promote religious balance at the presidency.

"Bawumia didn't say don't vote for somebody
because he is not a Muslim. He is saying that if
we have a balanced ticket in terms of religion, he
thinks it will be better for the country."

"He may have said something that may arouse legal
sentiments and if that is the case then we are all
learning as we move forward but all of us talk
about having ethnic balance in our political
appointments, don't we?" Mr Akomea quizzed.

But the National Organizer of the National
Democratic Congress, Kofi Adams, said Dr Bawumia's
remarks are "silly" and must be condemned.

He said the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of
Ghana is short of messages for Ghanaians and is,
therefore, resorting religious politics.

"All his economic theories, following President
Mahama's Accounting to the People's tour [have]
been thrown off so he has no message again when it
comes to the economy so he must move to these
other areas which will not help him," he
indicated.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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