Video: ‘It Is Just An Empty Boast’ – Speaker Bagbin Slams President Akufo-Addo Over Power Transfer Remark

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he would have no option but to hand over to whoever is elected as president by Ghanaians on December 7.

To him, President Akufo-Addo’s wish to hand over to the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is an empty boast.

Mr. Bagbin said, “The 2024 elections are unlike the 1992 elections or the 1996 or the 2000 elections. It is not also like the 2004, 2008, or 2012 elections; neither is it like the 2016 and 2020.

He noted that this year’s election is critical and will determine whether we are truly committed to the cause of multiparty constitutional democracy.

He added that “clearly this election is not just about the political parties; it is about the soul of our nation, and so to have very experienced political leaders, particularly His Excellency the president, who started politics at a very early age because of his parenthood and who was an activist in the CPP, grew up to be the president of Kwame Nkrumah Youth Forum, and after the 1966 elections joined the United Party, Progress Party, now NPP, to come out after all that experience to say such a thing that is inciting people to violence.”.

According to him, for the President to say that he can’t hand over to someone he defeated twice and they (NPP) will do all they can to hold on to power is unacceptable.

Mr. Bagbin said that he was really shocked to hear that because the president knows that the power he is wielding is not his; it is for the people, particularly the voters.

He added that “the people voted and gave you that power; once they voted for you, on the 6th of January 2024, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has no such power, he knows, so it is just an empty boast.”

 

To view the video of Alban Bagbin’s statement, click the link below.

https://x.com/MyGhanamedia2/status/1833506446027178376

 

It is recalled that President Akufo-Addo while addressing supporters at a mini-rally in Doboro in the Greater Accra region following a visit to the premises of Blue Skies Limited, reiterated that he has no confidence in Mr. Mahama to develop the country.

“I can’t hand over to someone I defeated twice and who is not happy with everything I do; he will destroy the work that I have done.

 

 

 

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