The former Member of Parliament for the La Dadekotopon constituency, Nii Amasah Namoale has said the Vice President Dr Mahamoud Bawumia suffered a shock, a result of his ailment after Presidene Akufo-Addo declared to run a second term in 2020.

The member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) made the statement on Homebase TV saying, “There was a meeting at the Flagstaff House and President Akufo-Addo said he wanted to attend the investiture of George Weah in Liberia so that when he is being sworn into office during his second term, he will also extend the same gesture by gracing his investiture. Bawumia suffered a shock after his Blood Pressure”.

He further stated that the Akufo-Addo led government has wasted the taxpayers resource by flying the Vice President to the United Kingdom for treatment.

He claims that a common BP which Dr Bawumia suffered could have been treated in the country and that flying the him to the UK was a waste of resource.

He said his sources at the Presidency have said that the doctors after stabilizing him had wondered why he was not taken to Akosombo or Walewale where there are Presidential lodges to take a rest and rather fly him abroad at the expense of the taxpayer.

He further said “If the NPP had commissioned the Legon Hospital, they would have been no need to take him to UK. You detain him at Ridge or Korle Bu hospital and restrict people from visiting him except his wife".

“Just because of the wanton dissipation of the taxpayer’s money, the NPP decided to chat a flight to take him to UK. Not because of the GDP he was thinking about but just because of the shock Akufo-Addo will be running in 2020" he added.

Dr Bawumia was flown to the United Kingdom for medical treatment on Friday January 19 2018.

Ghanaguardian.com