- An outspoken reporter rated a former vice president as more useful than a living one
- Captain Smart says former Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur is more important than Dr Mahamudu Bawumia due to steady fall of cedi against dollar
- Dr Bawumia has previously attacked Mr Amissah-Arthur for mishandling the economy as head of the government’s economic management team
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Outspoken journalist Blessed Godsbrain Smart, known as Captain Smart, has criticized Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the rapid depreciation of the cedi over the past two months.
The host of Onua FM/TV morning show said former Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur was more successful in strengthening the cedi than Dr Bawumia.
Dr Bawumia has been touted as an economic wizard and has lectured extensively on how to strengthen the cedi when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was in opposition.
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Speaking on Thursday, October 20, 2022 after his arrest and subsequent release for saying President Nana Akufo-Addo was embroiled in illegal mining activities, he said he will always speak truth to power.
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“The dollar is almost 14 cedis, where is our Bawumia? I am a representative of the BNP and I will not stop saying it. Where is our Bawumia? Very respectfully, even Amissah-Arthur who is dead is more important than him.
“What is [Dr Bawumia’s] usefulness as vice president now that the US dollar has reached 14 cedis? he said in Twi in a video posted by Onua TV.
Captain Smart’s arrest and release raise fears of state attack on free speech
In the previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that the arrest of Captain Smart by national security agents has raised new concerns about the threat facing freedom of expression in Ghana.
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Many journalists, social commentators and interest groups condemned the journalist’s arrest and demanded his release.
Captain Smart was released on Wednesday evening shortly after an outcry on social media.
The Onua TV/FM morning show host alleged that the President was deeply involved in illegal mining in Ghana.
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