The flag bearer of the incumbent New Patriotic Party is nothing but a “clone” and “poodle” of President Nana Akufo-Addo and, thus, must not be voted for as president in Saturday’s general election, former Attorney General Martin Amidu has written in his latest epistle just three days to the polls.

“The process of grooming, cloning, and socialising Dr Bawumia as Nana Akufo-Addo’s poodle began, leading to the sharing of similar governance principles, which Bawumia espoused at the Walewale rally,” Mr Amidu wrote.

He added: “Nana Akufo-Addo has so successfully groomed Dr Bawumia in his own character and image that he can rest assured that when Dr Bawumia succeeds him as president, the fruits of 'Ohene sℇ wo foro akoŋwa yi na sℇ wo aŋya sika a, wↄ bℇka sℇ wo yℇ okwasanpa ni' will be protected from auditing for his family, friends, and cronies under his regime to sleep in peace.”

Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor, who was appointed by the same government he has now turned against, said Ghana is better off in the hands of another leader such as former President John Mahama than Vice President Dr Bawumia.

"John Dramani Mahama is not a saint, but he is nobody’s poodle. He has the experience as a former President to audit the mess the Nana Akufo-Addo/ Bawumia government will leave behind. I have had problems with John Dramani Mahama in the past which are documented on my website. The constitutional situation on our hands, however, demands pragmatism to ensure probity and accountability after an eight-year tenure of government,” Mr Amidu espoused.

To him, Ghana needs “a candidate who can command a sizeable parliamentary representation to actualize an audit of the previous government.”

He noted: “John Dramani Mahama whose audit Nana Akufo-Addo fears ought to be the best bet for the integrity of the 1992 Constitution in our present circumstances.”

“The 1992 Constitution does not enshrine dynasty or inheritance by cronyism that is why the electorate should aim for a change in government on 7 December 2024 to defend and preserve the Constitution of our Fourth Republic. Ghana must always come first," Mr Amidu added.

“The choice facing the electorate on 7 December 2024 is, therefore, to vote for Mahamudu Bawumia as Nana Akufo-Addo’s anointed successor and continue suffering under the 'create, loot, and share' principle they both hold in common or vote for change to enable probity and accountability, as demanded by the Constitution, to prevail,” he said.

“I cannot, as a person born in the then-Northern Territory, recommend Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a person with the traits of honesty, integrity, and selfless service exhibited by our forebears from the NT to the Republic of Ghana to be elected on 7 December 2024 as president, symbolising a representation of northerners on an NPP ticket for Ghana,” Mr Amidu asserted.

He noted: "Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is not only an opportunist and a pretender, but he has also lost track of the high moral character associated with his own biological family and the forebears of Northern Ghana.”