A former head of the Political Science Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr Richard Amoako Baah, says the victory of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the just-ended NPP Super Delegates’ conference was largely hinged on the influence of money and not because of his popularity.
Dr Richard Amoako Baah believes that the election was skewed to favour the Vice President.
“A lot of people have been paid, including government appointees, party chairmen and MPs. Is that how it is supposed to be? So the thing was skewed and it doesn’t mean he was the most popular, but he was able to pay the money,” Amoako Baah alleged.
Speaking to Nhyira FM’s Nana Jantuah on Kuro Yi Mu Nsem, Dr Amoako Baah said statistically, the victory was not normal.
“Ten people were going to the election, and only one person had around 70 percent; statistically, it wasn’t normal. There is something wrong,” he said.
According to the political scientist, the other candidates in the contest were strategic not to pump much money into the super delegates’ conference, looking ahead to the main national exercise on November 4.
“So, those who did not have money had to strategize not to put much money into the first election. So if Bawumia had around 70 percent, it wasn’t because he was popular; he paid money,” said Dr. Amoako Baah alleged without any clear evidence to back his claim.
The Political Science lecturer says one cannot depend on the Super Delegates’ Conference to decree a win for Dr Bawumia ahead of the NPP’s November presidential primary.
