NDC members hate me because my hard work took them to opposition in 2016—Bawumia

Flagbearer hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) does not like him because his hard work took them to opposition in 2016.

According to him, he made Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo take the back seat in the 2016 campaign so he could take on John Dramani Mahama.

He says the strategy worked because the spotlight was placed on him, and the then-president continued to focus on him, which gave Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo the grace to focus on his campaign to win the election.

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who has been campaigning to be elected as flagbearer, said, “In 2016, I told Nana Addo to take a back seat, let me tackle John Dramani Mahama head-on. I took him on, and that was when I said he was incompetent. John Mahama did not like it, so he also gave it to me squarely. He focused on me throughout his campaign, and Nana used that opportunity to focus on his campaign, which gave us victory”.

He continued, “This is why the NDC doesn’t like me. When they hear my name, they start insulting me because my hard work and strategy took them into opposition in the 2016 elections.”