Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has escalated the political contest with former President John Dramani Mahama by issuing a list of 50 questions after Mahama initially posed five questions on Ghana's economy.
Bawumia's 50‑question reply
The response, released on social media, targets Mahama's tenure across a broad spectrum of issues, including economic management, social welfare programmes, infrastructure development and anti‑corruption efforts. Bawumia’s questions cite the prolonged "Dumsor" power outages, the near‑collapse of the banking sector, the cancellation of teacher and nursing training allowances, the performance of the National Ambulance Service and the relative pace of road, hospital, school and other infrastructure projects under the two administrations.
"I have just read questions posed to me by former President Mahama. I would have thought he would be man enough to face me in a one‑on‑one debate for the Ghanaian public to assess our respective policies, achievements and visions. He should not hide behind these flimsy questions to avoid a debate. Come for a debate and I can ask the moderators to ask me these five flimsy questions. But I have many more substantive questions for him," Bawumia said.
The 50‑question list enumerates specific inquiries such as why Mahama’s government experienced more than four years of "Dumsor," why the banking system nearly collapsed, why teacher and nursing training allowances were cancelled, and why the former administration did not achieve comparable infrastructure outputs. It also challenges Mahama on corruption, ghost workers, tax identification coverage and the implementation of a national property address system.
The exchange has captured public attention in Ghana, with many following the back‑and‑forth on social platforms. No further comment has been issued by either office, and the dialogue remains open.
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