The former National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has voiced strong criticisms against the speculated choice of Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh as the running mate for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for the upcoming December 7 elections.

Mr. Mornah argued that Dr. Opoku-Prempeh is part of the group responsible for what he describes as the country's current economic "mess."

He questioned the significance of the running mate selection, suggesting that it distracts from more pressing economic issues.

“Who the vice-president chooses is already part of the mess that we have faced,” Mr. Mornah stated.

Speaking on the Class Morning Show on Class91.3FM, Thursday, 27 June 2024, Mr. Mornah criticised the current government for celebrating what he sees as a superficial economic recovery, pointing out that the burden of debt has simply been postponed rather than resolved.

“As we speak, our president is reveling in no achievement and celebrating that he has been able to postpone our debt servicing,” Mr. Mornah remarked.

“Our economy has reached a stage where nobody now has confidence in us. We have to go begging people to re-align their debts so that we can pay in 2037. Granted that they have allowed us, would Akufo-Addo be president in 2037 to service these debts? Would Bawumia, assuming in the unlikely situation that he becomes president, be around to service those debts? They have shifted the burden to you and me, and then they are celebrating that as economic recovery,” he said.

Mr. Mornah emphasised that Ghanaians should focus on these substantial economic challenges rather than on the political maneuvering surrounding the vice-presidential selection.

In his view, the discussions around Dr. Opoku-Prempeh as a running mate are a distraction from addressing the critical economic issues facing the nation.