Asantehene Otumfuor Osei Tutu II has requested that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s handlers be truthful with him and not be swayed by their narrow-minded goals.
In order to re-strategize rather than let Dr. Bawumia get off course, he suggested the team should be able to be open and honest with him when things were not going well.
According to Otumfuor, the goal need to be the team’s overall interest, and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ought to be able to assist him during the campaign trail.
As part of his campaign trip of the Ashanti Region, the Vice President paid the Asantehene a courtesy call at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Wednesday, June 12. The Asantehene made the call.
The Asantehene urged Dr. Bawumia to keep outlining his plans and beliefs for the voters in order to gain their support.
If the message persuaded Ghanaians, he claimed, they would vote for him [Bawumia].
He noted that while no government could address every issue the nation faces, they would all contribute to the persistence of one another.
The Asantehene saw Bawumia’s campaign as a rare chance to inform Ghanaians of the accomplishments of the current government and the improvements he would bring about if elected.
The moment, he added, has arrived for him to repay President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for having trusted him enough to choose him as his vice.
Dr. Bawumia restated in his speech his intention to evaluate the current tax system and replace it with a flat tax to facilitate compliance.
He noted that businesses and traders have traditionally fought the Ghana Revenue Authority over taxes, and that because of the system’s complexity, compliance can be challenging.
He thought that the implementation of the fat tax regime would lower the cost of commodities and make it simpler for the private sector to make payments.
He said that his government will generate one million jobs in digital skills, including coding and soft engineering, for young people. Those with certifications might potentially find employment in these positions.
He said that with these abilities, the youths could work in the UK from Ghana as long as they had access to a computer and would not need to travel there.
“Digital skills, creative arts, sports, and tourism are areas I want to invest in for all of us to benefit from,” he said, adding that Ghana was well ahead of other countries in the subregion in digitization.