Zimbabwe has said it does not need the services of Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in its effort to rebuild the country’s challenged economy following President Emerson Mnangagwa swearing into office last week.
Ex President Robert Mugabe tasked Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in 2011 to assist his country on its re-engagement with the international community. Dr. Bawumia, an economist and former Deputy Governor of Ghana’s central bank went to Zimbabwe as the African Development Bank’s Resident Representative to Zimbabwe. He succeeded in making the southern African country’s economy stronger and had substantial growth.
His appointment follows the request by Mugabe’s government, with the backing of Southern African Development Community (SADC), for the African Development Bank, as the premier African multilateral development institution, to take a lead role in assisting Zimbabwe revamp its ailing economy.
Zimbabwe, whose economy shrank significantly after 2000, had major hyperinflation problems from 2003 to 2009 and suspended its own currency. The economy deteriorated from one of Africa’s strongest to the world’s worst.
As a result, the country witnessed widespread poverty and a whopping 94% unemployment rate.
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to re-engage the country with the world, following the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe. In his inauguration speech, Mr Mnangagwa sought to reassure foreign investors to attract badly needed funds to revive Zimbabwe’s failing economy.
Some economists have said Zimbabwe, may take another ten years to marginally reverse the deteriorated economic fortunes that once anchored the Southern African country among the world’s emerging markets.
Speaking to Kasapa FM’s Akwasi Nsiah on a wide range on issues, Lawyer Farai Mafunga, counsel for President Emmerson Mnangagwa said, though Zimbabwe acknowledges the contribution of Dr Bawumia in reshaping their economy in the past, his services are not needed now.
“Zimbabwe has got competent people to turn things around, I think we need to engage the international community and get some investment into the country. I think the people in the country are very capable of doing a great job. Obviously, any help we can get from elsewhere is welcome but I think we’re good to go and so we don’t need Dr Bawumia’s support now.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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This is simply out of contest, how can a country's vice president take another contract elsewhere? We should focus on comparing achievements and stop playing for God's sake. Thank you....
what is the evidence that he is coming to fix your economy? has he finished fixing our numerous problems? that is the reason why we will continue to wallow in our little minded because we think we know and we always mess up at the end. Develop countries will tap into what he has in his mind. Wise up Africans!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - the liar has been exposed. The irony of it all. Has he finished fixing Ghana's economy? Good Question DEE
THE STORY IS CORRECT ZIMBABWE NOW SEE BAWUMIA IS A TOTAL FULL LAIR AND CAN NOT BE GIVEN ANY CHANCE TO ZIMBABWE WITH HIS ***barred word*** SO CALLED ECONOMICS. GOD WILL PANISH HIM FOR INSULTING EX LEADERS HE WILL BE DUMP BY NPP FOR 2020 ELECTION. NPP GUYS KNOWS BAWUMIA IS A GOOD LAIR EVEN B4 COURT.
how does one person's response to a question indicate zimbabwe has rejected the help of Bawumia? in the first place there was no official request from the vice president to help and neither was there a request from the new Zimbabwean government to assist them . so why should the so called Ghanaian journalist set his own questions and mark himself by concluding that zimbabweans have rejected the services of Dr Bawumia? please peace fm your site is a respected online service so dont let soli journalist degrade your image for their self interest. the story should be retracted.This is inline with the agenda to drag the name of Bawumia into every negative situation to sully his image as the NDC Kwesi Botway report has recommended. so every thing now NDC connected journalist try this trick to bring his name inn in a negative way. but we are aware of your agenda. WE ARE DECERNING.
Vice prez Bawumiah is presently engaged as the 2nd gentleman of Ghana and has several responsibilities. The assertion of having to help another country in its economic recovery by way of being physically engaged does not even arise. People set their own questions and answer them. Please lets stop being inward looking.
Dr Bawamia is a full - time Veep and the Ghana's Economic Management Leader, so what of earth will he even agree to work for Zimbawians .
Some if not ALL our journalists should reason to ask pertinent questions. Where on this Earth a Vice President of a Country will take appointment with another Country. This question should NOT have been asked at all.
Peacefmonline, do your readers a favour and stop giving us such garbage to read. What's the use of this story? Of all the issues discussed, is this such an important issue to be your headline? Some of you journalists in this country are a disgrace to the your trainers and the profession. Has Dr. Bawumia said he looking for job,let alone working in a God-forsaking country such as Zimbabwe? Get serious Peacefmonline. Serve us with sensible stories with appropriate headlines.
I want to know which country's vice president working for another country. Please let our journalist put their head to work. Dr. Bawumia have no time to work for another country since he is already engage here as the country's vice president.