The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has explained why former President John Dramani Mahama has continuously refused to have a one-on-one debate with him before the 2024 December elections.
Recall that many Ghanaians have called for a presidential debate between the two top candidates, and Dr. Bawumia himself has also openly challenged Mahama to a live debate to discuss records and policies.
However, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the party in general, have refused to debate Bawumia.
Speaking during his campaign tour of the Tema Constituencies on Thursday, September 5, 2024, Dr. Bawumia stated that Mahama is refusing to debate him because Mahama cannot back the claims he often makes on political platforms with data.
Dr. Bawumia said: “There is not a single area that you can point to where you will say this government has not performed better than the previous one. And I challenge them because I am a man of data. I speak only with data.
When I say we have done better, I have the data to support it. And this is why the former President doesn’t want to debate me because he knows he doesn’t have the data.
He can make statements on political platforms where nobody will challenge him, but he cannot make them in front of me. He cannot.”
