The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has got people talking with a video of him that emerged a night to the election of the party’s flag bearer election going viral on social media.
In the said video, Dr. Bawumia, an aspirant in the presidential primary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) was found in an office with some people making phone calls.
The Vice President was seen and heard calling people from the NPP’s electoral album urging them to get to the polling station early and cast their ballot for him.
“Hello Mr. Addai Twumasi. How are you? Very very well, this is Dr. Bawumia calling. I’m most grateful, I know… but it’s good to let you know that we are very appreciative of your support. God bless you. So Saturday, make it happen! Yes, get there early,” the Vice President’s side of the conversation for the first phone call read.
He went ahead to phone a second delegate whose name he mentioned as Bismark.
During the conversation, Bismark’s reaction with some other people in his company at the time of the call was that of a shock when he was told the person speaking to him was no other person than the Vice President.
After sharing pleasantaries with him, Dr. Bawumia urged Bismark to cast his ballot for him which he responded in the affirmative.
“Hello, Bismark, how are you? I’m just surprising you with a call this afternoon. This is Dr. Bawumia….” to which he reacted with those who were with him in awe; ‘What!’
“Yes Bismark, it’s me. Just to tell you that I appreciate your support and I hope on Saturday you’ll go and get it done for us.
Thank you very much Bismark, keep up the fire burning, let’s get it done on Saturday. Get there on time,” the Veep continued.
Many people have began talking about the Vice President’s move. Whilst some are bashing him for initiating an action he can never replicate even once in his entire term of office should he be given the opportunity to lead the state, others say it is a political strategy which is novel and must be lauded for.
Others also cannot fathom the number of delegates he could phone between Friday afternoon and when the election was going to begun.
Two Hundred and Four Thousand One Hundred and Forty Four (204,144) delegates are expected to vote today from 277 polling centres to elect the party’s flag bearer with 537 proxy voters.
Contesting for the position are Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Francis Addai-Nimoh and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.
