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Bawumia has not shifted blame- Nana Akomea replies Palgrave

Ekow Annan By Ekow Annan Published April 28, 2025
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Vice Chairman of the 2024 campaign team of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has rejected accusations of blame-shifting made by former government Spokesperson for Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, against Bawumia.

Dr. Boakye-Danquah, in an article, accused Bawumia of disloyalty for insulating himself from the causes of the party’s defeat in the 2024 polls during his interaction with party supporters in Takoradi on his “Thank You” tour.

“Bawumia’s claim that he opposed the E-levy, a highly controversial tax policy, is inconsistent with his silence during its introduction and passage, despite public outcry and its significant impact on Ghanaians”. 

“As Vice President, he had a platform to voice dissent or influence policy but chose not to, only to later claim opposition when it suited his political ambitions.”

“Bawumia’s failure to publicly address or mitigate the DDEP’s impact, while now implying he was not fully responsible, reeks of opportunism and undermines the administration’s collective accountability.”

But in a sharp rebuttal, Nana Akomea explained that the former Vice President only stated what is captured in the Prof. Oquaye Committee report, as disclosed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua.

“There have been speculations that the loss was attributable to Dr Bawumia’s Moslem religion, not finding favour with Christian voters. The reasons given by party supporters for staying away from the 2024 polls, as reported by the Ocquaye committee, did not include the Moslem factor in any considerable degree.”

“Indeed, the reasons given by supporters for staying away included governance issues such as the the economic situation, perceived arrogance on the part of government appointees, the Electronic Levy, the high cost of living, the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme, non-reshuffle of appointees, the National cathedral, increment in fuel prices days to the elections, Inadequacies in the NPP’s electoral processes etc,” he wrote.

Read Nana Akomea’s full statement below:

NANA AKOMEA WRITES:

PALGRAVE BOAKYE DANQUAH, Dr BAWUMIA HAS NOT SHIFTED BLAME

I read with surprise Palgrave Boakye Danquah’s open letter, purporting to admonish Dr Bawumia not to shift blame for the NPP’s loss in the 2024 elections. My surprise is borne by the fact that Dr. Bawumia did no such thing in his interactions with party folks in the ongoing Thank You Tour.

Dr Bawumia, at his meeting in Takoradi Saturday 26 April, spoke to the Professor Mike Ocquaye’s committee’s report.

He mentioned that the report, as presented to the NPP’s National Council, and elaborated on by the NPP’s General Secretary Justin Kodua, did not find the religious factor as a key reason for the NPP’s loss.

There have been speculations that the loss was attributable to Dr Bawumia’s Moslem religion, not finding favour with Christian voters. The reasons given by party supporters for staying away from the 2024 polls, as reported by the Ocquaye committee, did not include the Moslem factor in any considerable degree.

Indeed the reasons given by supporters for staying away included governance issues such as the the economic situation, perceived arrogance on the part of government appointees, the Electronic Levy, the high cost of living, the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme, Non reshuffle of appointees, the National cathedral, increment in fuel prices days to the elections, Inadequacies in the NPP’s electoral processes etc.

Dr Bawumia, after acknowledging these difficulties as reported by the same party people to the Ocquaye committee, proceeds to apologise to party people for these given shortcomings. Indeed, the same theme of acknowledgement of the wrongs as reported to the Ocquaye commitee , and apology, was repeated by the Party’s General secretary Justin Kodua and Kennedy Agyapong in their address to the party supporters.

Dr Bawumia said these are what you party people have said about us. We acknowledge them and apologise for them. How does that amount to shifting blame? And to whom did he shift the blame?

Indeed, the acknowledgement and apology have been met with loud applause from the party people. Same as when Justin Kodua general secretary and Kennedy Agyapong made the same acknowledgement and apology.

Let’s continue to mend our ties with our party people with truth and sincerity.

NANA AKOMEA

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