The Minority in Parliament has challenged Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to debate the mid-year budget review presented before the House by Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam.
The call came following a call by the Majority Caucus on Wednesday, July 24, for former President John Dramani Mahama to accept the call by Dr. Bawumia to a debate.
It was the view of Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that such a debate would provide Ghanaians with an opportunity to compare the two parties and determine who is better equipped to manage the economy.
But the leader of the Minority Caucus, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, argued that Dr. Bawumia is qualified to debate Mr. Mahama.
He stated that a “driver’s mate” [referring to Bawumia] did not qualify to debate an experienced driver [Mahama].
He advised Dr. Bawumia to first debate the minority’s spokespersons on the economy and budget before he would be given an opportunity to debate Mahama.
“Mr Speaker, monkeys they say play by sizes. Mr Speaker, how can a driver’s mate debate an experienced driver? Mr Speaker, in this house, the spokesperson for the minority on the issues of finance is Honourable Adongo.
“The spokesperson for the minority for the issues of the economy is honourable Kwaku Ricketts Hagan and the spokesperson for the budget for the minority is honourable Ampem Darko.”
“Mr Speaker, we all know that the Chairman of the Economic Management team is the Vice President, so the Vice President can only debate honourable Adongo. He should debate honourable Adongo or debate honourable Ricketts Hagan.”
“A driver’s mate cannot debate an experienced driver. Mr Speaker that is the fact. So, we throw the challenge, he should debate honourable Adongo first, honourable Ampem second, honourable Ricketts Hagan third before he considers debating former president John Mahama,” he insisted.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
