Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has censured President John Dramani Mahama for making claims regarding the redenomination of the cedi in 2007.
President John Mahama claimed that no Ghanaian knows the cost of the redenomination.
Addressing a gathering on Tuesday, October 11 on a campaign platform, President Mahama threw a challenge to the Vice Presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to disclose the cost of the redenomination almost a decade ago when he was then the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.
"Do we remember the cedi redenomination under President Kufour? During that time, someone (Bawumia) was the [Second] Deputy Bank of Ghana Governor and up until now; even I, as a President, do not know the cost of the redenomination exercise.
"Up till today, no Ghanaian knows the cost of the redenomination exercise and the same people come and say someone is incompetent. When you redenominated the cedi, how much did it cost us? Simple things like these you cannot tell us and you have the nerve to come and talk about corruption. Look in the mirror and look at yourselves," the President said.
Making comments on the President's challenge to Dr. Bawumia, Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful asked whether the President was too "dull" to have heard the cost of the redenomination before making his claims.
According to her, what the President desires of Dr. Bawumia was disclosed by the former Bank of Ghana Governor Paul Acquah in 2007.
She expressed shock that the President is not privy to the information about the redenomination.
“Is it intentional or inability to read and learn or desperation or as Dr. Bawumia said, its sheer incompetence? Even when you teach him, he won’t know. Even if you write for him, he can’t read. So, I can’t think far on this one. I really can’t think far.”
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Ursula kakamotobi the u.gly bi.t.ch.
Ursula kakamotobi the u.gly ***barred word***.
Up till today,we don't know how much u bought the planes.Even Atta Mills,that leads to his early grave
@ Barwumia, the very next day Dr Barwumia replied the President on that statement about redenomination, he has not kept quite it looks like you don't often read from this platform. Go back to look for that day and trace back you would find that article from Dr Barwumia, Thank you!
No, Mahama as President of Ghana gas no luxury to dabble in propaganda about the economy. He cannot twart the economic truth (the published figures at BoG) just because he's doing NDC politics. He should leave that to Goebbels Fiifi K, Kokus, and Adama, otherwise he gives the impression that he as President of Ghana is clueless and incompetent as his opponents say. In fact, the President must think farther than NDC politics whether is is election season or not.
Ursula you are very wrong. We all appreciate that we are in a campaign era. Barwumia is traveling all over the place saying the government is corrupt, even where the statistical department say other wise. It's all politics. If the president throws such a question to you, what you need to do is to answer by telling Ghanaians the cost for them to decide whether it's huge or less. The president would then come back to dispute it or accept it and your credibility would be sound or otherwise. Why wouldn't you answer the question to put the president to shame if the president is even lying. Barwumia is failing to answer this simple question because there is truth in what the president is insinuating. Barwumia knows the costs of all the projects that the government is undertaken but he has kept quite about the cost of the redenomination that he himself undertook. Is this not double standard. I am sure is there is nothing fishy about the redenomination, he would have quickly given economic lectures to talk about it with figures. I think this is the appropriate time for him to organize lectures to speak to the redenomination of the cedi. Ghanaians need some explanation from him since he is always demanding explanation from the government on projects the undertake.
Name: k mensah, Akim Abomosu president should let Ghanaians know the cost for the replacement of fifty Ghana cedi note, and also the cost of printing the two cedi note. Mr president when did you took over from npp administration? Mr president you have disappointed Ghanaians big time I wish Mr president will come to Abomosu by road on his campaign tour to Atiwa west
president should let Ghanaians the cost for the replacement of fifty Ghana cedi note, and also the cost of printing the two cedi note.
Are very sure your are smarter than Mahama ?