The former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Ntow, has strongly rebuffed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's recent comparison of himself to a "driver's mate" within the Akufo-Addo government. Dr. Bawumia suggested that he should ascend to the presidency to implement his unique vision.

In an interview on GHOne TV on February 20, 2024, Nana Ohene Ntow expressed his disapproval, deeming Dr. Bawumia's comments both pitiful and insulting to the people of Ghana.

He argued that such statements imply the vice president position is redundant and should be eliminated.

Nana Ohene Ntow asserted, “Once a candidate is voted as president, his running mate is deemed to have been voted. And two, if the president is indisposed today or he's out of the jurisdiction today, it is the vice president who occupies his shoes until he returns to post.

“So, if Bawumia was in that position and is now telling Ghanaians that that position is all useless, you can't do anything with the position of a vice president. I think it is even an insult to the constitution of Ghana."

He added, “Then we probably should listen to Bawumia and abolish the position of vice president because it's useless. How can you talk like that to the people of Ghana?”

Ohene Ntow, who is the spokesperson of the leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, said that the vice president’s remarks are the worst he has heard from a presidential contender.

Nana Ohene Ntow, also the spokesperson for Alan Kyerematen, leader of the Movement for Change, described Dr. Bawumia's remarks as the most disheartening he has heard from a presidential contender.

“That is why I'm saying that statement is the most pathetic statement I ever heard from anyone aspiring to become president of Ghana,” he added.

Bawumia's driver-mate analogy is insulting to Ghanaians and the 1992 constitution. - Ohene Ntow, spokesperson of Alan Kyeremanten#GHOneNews #GHOneTV pic.twitter.com/qHMUt0qTwP— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) February 20, 2024