‘A driver’s mate cannot debate an experienced driver’- Minority shades Bawumia

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has responded to commentaries about calls for a debate between the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, ahead of the December election.

The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson questioned these calls which were championed by the majority stating that Dr. Bawumia who tagged himself as a “driver’s mate” is not qualified to debate an experienced driver in the person of John Mahama.

“Mr. Speaker monkeys they say play by sizes. Mr. Speaker, how can a driver’s mate debate an experienced driver? Mr. Speaker in this house the spokesperson for the minority on the issues of finance is honourable Adongo.

“The spokesperson for the minority for the issues of the economy is honourable Kwaku Ricketts Hagan and the spokesperson for the budget for the minority is honourable Ampem Darko,” he said.

Ato Forson added that “Mr. Speaker we all know that the Chairman of the Economic Management team is the Vice President so the Vice President can only debate honourable Adongo. He should debate honourable Adongo or debate honourable Ricketts Hagan.

“A driver’s mate cannot debate an experienced driver. Mr. Speaker that is the fact. So, we throw the challenge, he should debate honourable Adongo first, honourable Ampem second, honourable Ricketts Hagan third before he considers debating former president John Mahama,” he noted.