Bawumia is a great asset and ‘ready-made’ leader for NPP and Ghana – Dr Ekow Aquah

Former Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia remains a great asset to the NPP’s renaissance mission and is also a ready-made leader in waiting for Ghana, political communications consultant, Dr Ekow Aquah has said.

Dr Acquah, expressed admiration for Dr Bawumia, for demonstrating a clear understanding of complex issues affecting the country saying “back home in Ghana, Dr Bawumia has equally demonstrated a remarkable understanding of our age-old challenges, and taken steps to address same, when he served as Vice President”.

He continued; “His brilliance and passion, have contributed immensely, to building a much-needed strong foundation for our country’s modern economic transformation. Dr. Bawumia has insisted that no country’s economy can be transformed into a modern economy without a strong technological pillars.”

“Therefore, he pushed for these important pillars such as citizens’ identity and address systems, financial inclusion, integrated digital payment systems, and delivery of key public services online”, he said in an article.

Dr. Acquah added that Dr Bawumia “showed already that he is climbing a good tree” and urged the NPP to push him up.

“The NPP must push Dr. Bawumia up again, so the good people of Ghana will join hands with them and give him his well-deserved opportunity to serve Ghana as President to implement his transformative vision for Ghana.”

Read Dr Ekow Acquah’s full article:

Bawumia: A Great Asset To The NPP And A Ready-Made Leader In Waiting For Ghana

By Dr. Ekow Acquah, Political Communications Consultant

I have never hidden my admiration and respect for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and a few days ago, when video of his brilliant submission at the 2025 IDU Conference in Brussels emerged, my respect for him soared sky-high.

For over six years, I have followed Dr. Bawumia’s work as VP, admired him from afar and written substantially about him in open articles that can be found on major websites.

Friends have always questioned the source of my passion and inspiration, to regularly write about a man I have never met in person, and my response to them has always been the Akan adage that, “he who is climbing a good tree, deserves a good push.”

Yesterday, one of these friends, an unrepentant critic of the former Vice President, called me and conceded.

“Doc, I must admit that your man is very courageous, smart and really knows his stuff,” my friend finally said of Dr. Bawumia, after carefully watchong the video which had gone viral.

My friend also said his new-found respect for Dr. Bawunia has also soared, following the vindication of some of the policy initiatives he led, such as the gold for oil programme, the Ghanacard and integrated payment systems.

I am not surprised. Indeed, Dr. Bawumia possesses certain qualities, which even his detractors admit privately – courage, brilliance, and passion. And all were on display recently in Brussels, during his exceptional delivery at the IDU summit on global trade and economic issues.

Right in front of top global political leaders, Dr. Bawumia boldly did not hold back on a thorny issue involving superpowers, the US and China, which many speakers at the forum scratched the surface.

With incredible display of retentive memory, as well as arithmetic and statistical precision, Dr. Bawumia shared an incisive perspective on the ongoing trade war, and why imposing tariff is detrimental to international trade and global economies.

Dr. Bawumia’s understanding of the complex issue was remarkable, and the high-level audience was in total agreement of his prognosis.

Remember, this was not a prepared speech. Neither was it a direct, extempo address of his own. He responded to spontaneous questions, during a panel discussion, and his insightful delivery truly stood him out as a man who knows what he is about and on top of issues.

Even me, who has admired him for years, was left dumbfounded by his sheer brilliance. To say Dr. Bawumia is a brilliant man is an understatement! The impact of his brilliance on the nation, through the work he did as Vice President, is so telling in many areas.

Back home in Ghana, Dr. Bawunia has equally demonstrated a remarkable understanding of our age-old challenges, and taken steps to address same, when he served as Vice President.

His brilliance and passion, have contributed immensely, to building a much-needed strong foundation for our country’s modern economic transformation. Dr. Bawumia has insisted that no country’s economy can be transformed into a modern economy without a strong technological pillars. Therefore, he pushed for these important pillars such as citizens’ identity and address systems, financial inclusion, integrated digital payment systems, and delivery of key public services online.

Dr. Bawumia passionately committed to implementing all these to set Ghana on a strong economic footing, and the rewards, or impacts are telling now.

Even President Mahama, who questioned the relevance of some of the initiatives Dr. Bawunia was championing, has now conceded, and is proudly announcing initiatives through the Ghanacard.

If the brilliant Dr. Bawumia was able to do all these as Vice President, without absolute authority, I can only imagine what he will do for the country if Ghanaians decide to give him a chance one day.

At the IDU Conference, Dr. Bawumia proved, once again, that he is a leader who understands the complexities of global politics and and the challenges of a developing economy like ours. With the opportunity he got as Vice President, he showed much vision, competence and passion to prove that if given the chance one day by Ghanaians as the main man with authority, he will be able to bring much transformation to the country.

Dr. Bawumia is a great asset to this country – and a ready-made leader in waiting.

As a country, we should be proud that we have such a man in waiting as a political leader, whom the nation can call upon to serve her.

Indeed, you cannot wish Ghana well and not like Dr. Bawumia for what he has done for the country form a limited role as Vice President.

Undoubtedly, Dr. Bawunia is a great asset to the NPP, and a ready-made leader in waiting for Ghana.

He has showed already that he is climbing a good tree, and as our wise elders succinctly put it, he who climbs a good tree, deserves a push to the top!

The NPP must push Dr. Bawumia up again, so the good people of Ghana will join hands with them and give him his well-deserved opportunity to serve Ghana as President to implement his transformative vision for Ghana.

 

Source: Ghmessenger.com