Former Greater Accra Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has accused Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of assuming the role of an opposition leader.

According to Mr Coker, the NPP’s presidential candidate, Bawumia, is actively criticizing and vowing to dismantle the policies of the Akufo-Addo government, of which he is a prominent member.

In his remarks on XYZ TV on August 15, 2024, Mr Coker suggested that by attacking the policies of his own administration, Bawumia is effectively positioning former President John Dramani Mahama, the NDC’s candidate, as a more capable leader compared to the current government.

"Now that Bawumia has become the opposition leader, he doesn’t say anything about his government. He says, ‘I would cancel E-Levy when I am voted into office,’ but his government is implementing it now; he says he would abolish the betting tax, but the tax is being taken by this government.

“He says he would reduce electricity tariffs, but they are going up now under his government. When he comes, the dollar rate will go down, but the rate is going up now. So, Ghanaians must listen carefully. Here is somebody in the government who has now denounced his government, so the first thing he is saying is don’t vote for my government, and then don’t vote for me because the government I am part of is a failure,” he said.

He added, “Because if you are denouncing, if you are not able to tout the things your government has done, how can you come and seek the mandate of the people? So, he has shot himself in the foot. He is virtually telling Ghanaians to vote for Mahama.”