A staunch member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Tonto has chided the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for presenting former president John Dramani Mahama as flagbearer considering his failure in two consecutive elections.
Speaking on a panel discussion on TV3’s new day on August 28, 2023, the government spokesperson reiterated that Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia cannot be compared to John Mahama because he has not lost any major election yet, while the former president has lost twice.
He said this when NDC’s Edudzi Tamakloe asserted that if the NPP elects Dr. Bawumia, as its flagbearer, it would be an insult to the intelligence of Ghanaians.
“You [Edudzi Tamakloe] sit here and talk about insulting the intelligence of Ghanaians. You elected a candidate who has been voted out twice by Ghanaians, John Dramani Mahama. What more is insulting than that? Dr. Bawumia has not contested for Ghanaians to pass judgment on him, but John Mahama has; twice. Ghanaians have said we don’t want him, but yet you have elected him.
“I’m telling you that if that [NPP electing Dr. Bawumia is an insult to the intelligence of state] is the case, then they [NDC] did it first. Because in Mahama’s case, he has been denied twice by Ghanaians. How do you present a man who has been denied twice? That is more of an insult to Ghanaians? If you don’t care to know, you [Edudzi Tamakloe] sit here and talk about it,” he said.
According to Mr Tonto, the NDC has no integrity to chastise the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for voting overwhelmingly for Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who won with 626 votes in the party’s super delegates conference.
