In a bold response to questions raised by NDC flag bearer John Dramani Mahama, New Patriotic Party presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has released a list of 50 questions challenging Mahama’s leadership record and urging him to confront in a one-on-one confrontation. -a-debate.

Dr Bawumia framed his response as an opportunity for a public assessment of the policies, achievements and governance records between the two presidential hopefuls.

“I would have thought that he would be man enough to confront me in a one-on-one debate for the Ghanaian public to evaluate our respective policies, achievements and visions,” Dr. Bawumia said.

He described Mahama’s initial questions as “weak” and questioned Mahama’s avoidance of direct debate on issues affecting Ghanaians.

Dr Bawumia’s 50 questions cover a range of topics including economic management, social interventions, digitalisation initiatives and infrastructure. He raised questions on topics such as:

• Mahama’s economic policies during the energy crisis (“dumsor”) period
• Cancellations of training subsidies for nurses and teachers
• Measures taken to combat corruption and promote financial inclusion
• Specific efforts to support critical healthcare services, such as ambulance provisions and services for patients with chronic diseases.
• Initiatives for digital transformation, such as the Ghana National Identity Card (Ghanacard) program and the digital address system
• Development projects, including road construction, airport expansion and improvement of health facilities.

Dr Bawumia emphasized policies he claims to have championed, including Free SHS, One Constituency One Ambulance, Ghanacard, digital property addressing, mobile money interoperability and agenda-setting programs such as Agenda 111 and the Zongo Development Fund. Contrasting these initiatives with Mahama’s mandate, he challenged the previous Mahama administration to deliver on campaign promises and address systemic issues such as unemployment, access to health and educational support.

The Vice President also questioned Mahama’s stance on the Free SHS programme, agricultural growth and infrastructure, accusing the NDC administration of neglecting development projects which he believes the current government has significantly advanced.

This exchange has added intensity to the upcoming electoral landscape, with Bawumia pushing for a debate that he believes will allow Ghanaians to assess the vision and performance of each candidate face to face.

Below is Bawumia’s full post.

QUESTIONS FOR JUAN MAHAMA
I have just read the questions that former President Mahama asked me. I thought I would be man enough to face each other in a one-on-one debate for the Ghanaian public to evaluate our respective policies, achievements and visions.

You shouldn’t hide behind these flimsy questions to avoid a debate. Come to a debate and I can ask the moderators to ask me these five weak questions. But I have many more important questions for him:

1. Can you name any broad-based social intervention policy that you have implemented in Ghana as President?

2. Why did you run ads against free SHS?
3. If you think your economic management was so good, how come we lived through more than four years of Dumsor under your rule?
4. Why did the banking system nearly collapse under your government?
5. Why did they cancel teacher training subsidies?
6. Why did they cancel nursing training benefits?
7. Why did the National Ambulance service practically collapse under your government?
8. Why couldn’t your government create even a quarter of the jobs our government has created?
9. How many nurses, teachers, police officers, immigration agents and service personnel did you recruit as president?
10. Why did you implement the three-month pay policy for teachers under the government?
11. Why did you cancel the car import duty exemption for teachers and nurses?
12. Why was the average agricultural growth under your government (2.9%) less than half of what it is under our government?
13. Why was the growth of industry under your government less than under ours?
14. Why was the overall GDP growth during your government lower than during ours?
15. Why didn’t your government have an industrial policy for Ghana?
16. Why do you think our government has built four times as many roads as yours?
17. Why do you think our government has built and is building more hospitals than yours?
18. Why do you think our government has built and is building more schools than your government?
19. Why do you think our government has built and is building more fish landing sites than yours?
20. Why do you think our government has built and is building more courts than yours?
21. Why do you think our government has built and is building more public libraries than your government?
22. Why do you think our government has built and is building more sports facilities than your government?
23. Why do you think our government has built and is building more airports than yours?
24. Why do you think our government has built, is building and equipping more TVET institutions than your government?
25. Why do you think our government has built and is building more exchanges than yours?
26. Why do you think our government has overseen the supply of more NCA licensed fiber optic cable than your government?
27. Why do you think our government has built and is building more healthcare facilities than your government?
28. Why do you think our government has built and is building more waste recycling plants than yours?
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29. Why do you think our government has provided 70% more scholarships to students than your government?
30. Why do you think our government has built and is building more infrastructure in Zongo communities than your government did?
31. Why do you think our government has provided more vehicles and equipment to the security services than your government?
32. Why do you think our government has built and is building more hospitals than yours?
33. How come your government could not issue a significant number of National Identity Card (Ghanacard)?
34. Why couldn’t your government address the problem of ghost workers on the government payroll?
35. During his term as president only 4% of Ghanaian adults had tax identification numbers. Our government has increased it to 85%. Why couldn’t you do something similar?
36. Why couldn’t your government digitize operations at the port to reduce corruption?
37. Why could your government not solve the problem of lack of a functioning property management system throughout Ghana?
38. Why couldn’t your government solve the problem of access to financial inclusion like we have done?
39. What help did your government provide to children with cancer, patients with sickle cell anemia, and people who need kidney dialysis?
40. Why did you fulfill only 28% of your promises in your 2012 Manifesto?
41. What measures did your government implement to address the problem that people have in paying their rent advance?
42. What did you do to help people who had difficulties enrolling or renewing their national health insurance?
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43. What did your government do specifically to promote the creative arts and tourism?
44. How did your government address the problem of getting emergency delivery of medicines, blood and vaccines to remote areas of Ghana in times of emergency?
45. How did your government address the problem of tertiary students who were unable to access student loans because they could not find guarantors?
46. ​​As Vice President, I have initiated or championed policies such as One Constituency, One Ambulance, Agenda 111, Medical Drones, Zongo Development Fund, E-Pharmacy, Ghanacard, Digital Property Address System, Mobile Money Interoperability, Paperless Ports and Without guarantor. Student Loans, Ghana.Gov, Citizens App, Go-Ride, Gold for Oil, Bank of Ghana Gold Purchase Programme, District Road Improvement Program (DRIP), etc. Can you tell Ghanaians what policies you championed or initiated as Vice President?
47. Why couldn’t they implement Free Technical and Vocational Education like we have done?
48. Why couldn’t your government absorb the exam registration fees for BECE and WACSSE students?
49. Can you give us a coherent explanation of your 24-hour economy proposal?
50. What specific measures did you implement to combat corruption during your term as president?