Debating Bawumia would be a waste of Mahama’s time – Kwakye Ofosu

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, an aide to former President John Mahama, has dismissed the idea of engaging in a debate with Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, calling it a “dialogue for the deaf.”

His comments follow President Nana Akufo-Addo’s challenge for former President Mahama to engage in a public debate with Dr. Bawumia ahead of the December polls. During a meeting with chiefs in Tamale on Wednesday, October 16, President Akufo-Addo urged Mahama to confront Bawumia directly, emphasizing the importance of open dialogue in a democracy.

He argued that a debate would clarify Mahama’s stance on crucial national issues.

However, speaking during the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News, Kwakye Ofosu dismissed the notion, stating that Dr. Bawumia’s positions on economic issues are riddled with inaccuracies and misleading information, making any such debate pointless.

“A debate with Bawumia will be a complete waste of time because it would amount to a dialogue for the deaf. This is a man who shamelessly propounds illogical and untruthful position, even in the face of the glary sun.

“For instance, he is able to look Ghanaians in the face and tell us that an economy, which has defaulted on debt, is better than the one in which we used to pay our debts under President Mahama.

“An economy in which you need about GH¢17 now to get $1 is better than the one in which you needed GH¢4 to get a dollar. The economy which owes GH¢760 billion which we cannot pay is better than the one in which we owed only GH¢120billion; which we were able to pay.

“…So, when we have a candidate who thinks and reasons like this, it will be a complete waste of time to go and debate with him. Because he will be unwilling to move from the country of delusion to come to reality,” he stated.