A Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, slammed President John Dramani Mahama over what he describes as the president’s failure to appoint his promised total of 60 ministers and deputy ministers.
Haruna Mohammed, during a panel discussion on the Good Morning Ghana programme on May 16, 2025, took a swipe at the president while reacting to an assertion that Mahama had better leadership qualities than former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the NPP in the 2024 election.
He pointed to Mahama’s supposed failure to appoint his promised 60 ministers and deputy ministers as a sign of indecision, which, according to him, makes Mahama a bad leader.
“You are comparing Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to John Dramani Mahama. You know, President Mahama wrote his book, ‘My First Coup d’État’. He said that as a young man riding a bicycle down the lane, he could not take a decision on his own, he could not, and it manifested when he was given the mandate to be the president for his first term.
“He had to appoint three wise men to guide him in taking decisions. Today, as president in his second term, he promised us that he is going to appoint 60 ministers. Today, he has 56 ministers. Because of his indecisiveness, he could not complete the list at the stipulated time,” he said.
He added, “Yes, I agree he has a mandate of four years, but he gave us a period in which he should complete that… It is over 120 days. This indecisive man, who he (his co-panellist on the programme, Hamza) is touting for his leadership credentials, is not able to provide that. He’s not able to accomplish that.”
The NPP deputy general secretary said that former vice president Dr Bawumia has no match when it comes to leadership in Ghana.
“Let me tell you who Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is. When it comes to leadership and guidance in Ghanaian politics, Hamza would understand that Dr Bawumia has no match when it comes to politicking and leadership in Ghanaian politics.”
He urged that Dr Bawumia has revolutionised Ghana’s political landscape by making political campaigns issue-based.
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He’s making a lot of sense. Within the same period under Akufo-Addo, we had over 100 ministers.
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