The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders for South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, has challenged Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's recent promises to fix Ghana’s economy if elected President.

Mr Quashie argues that Dr Bawumia, as head of the Economic Management Team, has overseen the Cedi's free fall and thus lacks credibility to make such promises.

In an interview on Accra 100.5 FM, Quashie asserted that the Vice President should not behave like an opposition leader.

"The Vice President is in government and cannot behave like an opposition leader who wants to wrestle power to form the next government," he said.

He criticised Dr Bawumia for attempting to convince Ghanaians that he has the knowledge and skills to stabilize the Cedi, calling it a facade.

Mr Quashie also addressed labor issues related to Dr Bawumia’s promises, stating it is unacceptable for a sitting Vice President to promise solutions to labor challenges only if he becomes President. “The current Vice President we have is an apology. A Vice President who thinks that politics is about being comical, a Vice President who thinks Ghanaians are dumb and when we see white, he can tell us it is red and we would find nothing wrong with it,” Quashie remarked.

Mr Quashie explained why former President John Mahama does not respond to Dr Bawumia’s claims, emphasizing that governance is serious business, not about theoretical and comical statements.

"This Vice President said any and everything theoretical about how to handle the economy. Didn't he say he was going to arrest the dollar and hand the key to the IGP? That is the kind of comical Vice President we have," he stressed.

He criticised Dr Bawumia's inconsistency and lack of principles, especially when confronted with the 170 questions he previously posed to the late Amissah Arthur. "What kind of a man is this? He lacks credibility and zero principles to lead our motherland," Quashie stated.

Addressing Dr Bawumia’s analogy of being a “mate” learning from a “driver,” Quashie argued that if a driver refuses to teach the mate, it would be impossible for the mate to drive.

He compared this to President Mahama’s experience under President Mills, which he said better prepared Mahama for leadership.

"Did you ever hear President Mahama say he was the mate? How can you be the mate when you're the head of the Economic Management Team? Every country is run on the economy. When you're handed such an important position in a country, you cannot say you're the mate," he underscored.

Mr Quashie’s comments reflect deep skepticism about Dr Bawumia’s economic leadership and his ability to deliver on his promises if elected President.