General News of Thursday, 8 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comBawumia speaks on ‘The State of the Ghanaian Economy todayDr Mahamudu BawumiaRunning mate to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today [Thursday] deliver a lecture on “The State of the Ghanaian Economy-A Foundation of Concrete or Straw’ as the nation inches towards the 2016 general election. Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana who is described by NPP faithful as a consummate economist, is expected to present what is widely believed to be the true state of the Ghanaian economy ahead of the December 7 polls. He gave similar lectures on the Ghanaian economy, predicting that with the level of profligate expenditure by the Mahama administration, government was going to run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial bailout. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will chair the programme that is expected to attract politicians, economists and members of the diplomatic corps. Change of venueOrganisers of the lecture were compelled to move to the National Theatre for the event after the Accra International Conference Centre reportedly denied them access to the facility.

Source: GhanaWeb September 08, 2016 14:03 UTC