Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, received a resounding applause by some members of the current administration for opposing the government's decision to seek a $3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during deliberations, according to the National Women's Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kate Gyamfua.

Dr Bawumia reported argument that the country has the capacity to mobilize revenue internally, did not have to be indebted to the IMF, resonated with several present at the said meeting, who ended up giving him a clap offering as approval.

Despite the positive response the Vice President's position gathered within the caucus, the president according to Madam Gyamfua went ahead anyway to sign Ghana up for an IMF bailout.

"When we were going into the IMF, Bawumia also opposed it during a meeting. He argued that the amount Ghana is seeking from the IMF could be mobilized internally because he believes people have such an amount here, and they should hold on to it. We even clapped for him, but the President said he didn’t want things to get out of hand before running into the IMF," she said.

Gyamfua made these revelations in an interview on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo on November 23, 2024, where she also defended Bawumia's victory in the NPP flagbearer elections.

Gyamfua disclosed that Vice President Bawumia once again stood in opposition during discussions about introducing an electronic transaction tax in Ghana.

Gyamfua claimed that Dr Bawumia, along with the Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, vehemently opposed the implementation of the E-Levy during the meeting.

“When the E-levy was being introduced, two members opposed it. Bawumia said that the E-levy was going to affect the poor, so why would they tax their money? He really fought against it; he never agreed to the E-levy. “I am the one telling you, and if any NPP member wants to challenge this, they should come forward. Bawumia and Ursula Owusu fought against the E-levy during a meeting, stating that it was not important, so they should look elsewhere. It is true that it has added no value to our economy,” she said.

She made these points while stressing on Dr Bawumia good intensions and competencies and the need to vote him in as the next president.

She touted that Bawumia did not win the NPP flagbearer race solely because of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's backing, contrary to what many believe. Instead, he did so because of his own merits and popularity.

"People have the perception that Bawumia was voted for during the flagbearer elections because of President Akufo-Addo’s backing. I want to state that anyone asserting such is a liar because the only support I can confirm from the presidency for Bawumia’s victory is 15%," she noted.