THE THUNDEROUS welcome and cheers from members of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana to the 2016 vice presidential candidate of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as he unexpectedly appeared at the church’s 50 years anniversary celebration at the Sunyani Jubilee Park in the Brong Ahafo Region on Sunday overshadowed the presence of President John Dramani Mahama who was already seated on the dais for the programme.
The president, who was in Sunyani last Sunday to grace the climax of the week-long anniversary celebration of the Presbyterian Church, had earlier arrived at the venue with his entourage including Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the ruling NDC, Elizabeth Ofosu Adjare, Tourism Minister, Hanna Bisiw, Deputy Agric Minister, the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Eric Opoku, and a host of NDC functionaries, but received no applause from the gathering.
A few minutes after the president and his entourage took their seats, the MC announced the arrival of the vice presidential candidate of the NPP, Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, and his entourage, to which the crowd shouted ‘Bawumia oooooo Bawumia.’
When Bawumia finally entered the grounds, he was greeted with cheers and shouts from the crowd as he walked to his sitting place. President John Dramani Mahama sat quietly on the dais with his head bowed down, supposedly writing something on a paper, whilst Dr Bawumia received his rousing welcome. President Mahama never raised his heard to see what was happening.
The president later addressed the congregation and asked Ghanaians to have faith in his government and in the economy, saying that all would be well. He asked parents to impress upon their wards who had turned 18 years to go and register when the limited voters register exercise commenced on 28th of this month. He also advised people to desist from doing double registration, warning that else their names would be expunged from the register if found. He donated GH¢ 10,000 whilst Bawumia also donated GH¢5,000.
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