General News of Thursday, 8 September 2016Source: kasapafmonline.comElection petition not cause of Mahama's poor performance – BawumiaAlhaji Dr Mahamudu BawumiaThe New Patriotic Party’s running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said President John Dramani Mahama cannot continue to blame the 2012 Election Petition which lasted for eight months for the poor economic performance in his first year in office. “President Mahama since he was sworn into office after the 2012 election, 2013, the year of the election petition, represents his best economic performance,” he added. Dr. Bawumia backed his claim with available data on the economy, saying they contradict President Mahama’s claims. The president’s argument, therefore, does not hold water, and therefore the election petition cannot be blamed. What is more interesting is that, at the time of the election petition hearing, the president told the country that the petition had no effect on his work,” he added.

Source: GhanaWeb September 08, 2016 21:00 UTC