The office of the former president of Ghana, Mr John Agyekum Kuffour has issued a statement to debunk an alleged endorsement for Dr Bawumia a Flagbearer candidate of the New Patriotic Party through his senior aide and spokesperson, Dr Kwabena Osei-Adubofour.
The statement described the publication as erroneous reportage which has no facts and that the office of the former president condemned such publications emphatically.
Part of the statement reads: This office wants to emphatically deny that any such endorsement took place on the said occasion and bemoans the fact that what transpired has been seriously misconstrued.
The statement explained in detail what happened at the fathers’ day soiree at the peduase valley resort.
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Former President John Agyekum Kufour has eulogized the growth of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia since he entered partisan politics in 2007.According to President Kufour, Dr. Bawumia has grown in leaps and bounds since that time.
He also said one of the virtues of Bawumia is loyalty, which makes him stand out among his contemporaries.
Speaking at an event over the weekend to mark Father’s Day in the Eastern Region, Kufuor said Bawumia has become like a son to him ever since he became a politician.
“But you phoned him, and with his signature giggling, he said ‘if it’s JA Kufuor, I’m coming’. That’s so touching, very touching, but probably that’s how a son should behave towards a father. Sheer coincidence, but you may not know that I started being a father in 1963, and that happened to be the year the Vice-President was born.
“We’ve related so beautifully. It is not just for this occasion, but once I noticed him, he became like a son. And he behaves like a true son, very loyal. So, when I heard the narration that when you phoned him, he said ‘if it’s Kufuor I’m coming’, I pray for the Vice President, may God bless him,” Kufuor said.
The Vice President Dr. Bawumia is one of the leading contenders to lead the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2024 general elections.
Many pollsters and political pundits have forecasted that Dr. Bawumia will eventually win the flagbearer elections and represent the party as the first Muslim candidate.
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