Bawumia Has Distinguished Himself, Communicates Effectively And Is ‘People-centered’ – US-based Professor | Politics

Dr. Osei Fodjour, a Professor at the University of Maryland, has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, saying he ticks all the right boxes required of a great leader.

Assessing the performance of the Vice President, Dr. Fodjour stressed Dr. Bawumia has distinguished himself.

Dr. Fordjour spoke on the back of a book titled “Dr. Bawumia and the Modern Vice Presidency” which is authored by Prof. Etse Sikanku.

He pointed out a critical area that Bawumia has earned plaudits which is in the area of digitalization, stating “you can’t separate Dr Bawumia from digitalization. He’s even been described as the digital VP in sections of the media. So yes, Dr Bawumia, in a way, ticks those boxes”.

Dr Osei Fordjour, a well-recognized scholar in Vice Presidential studies in the United States and Ghana, has published extensively on Vice Presidential rhetoric and communications.

His research has also examined social media representations of Kamala Harris, her strategic rhetorical choices and a comparative analysis of Vice Presidential candidates in Ghana and the United States.

Dr Fordjour noted that his research has found that Dr Bawumia espouses certain values and ideologies which he summarized as patriotism, respect, empathy, traditionalism and religious tolerance.

Other findings of his study include one that demonstrates that Dr Bawumia is “a man who expresses love for the downtrodden, embraces the cultural values of his country and believes in the people, yet also on top of issues”.

His research study on the Vice President concluded that Dr Bawumia is someone who provides discourse on national affairs, thus, shows “presidentialness”, therefore meets the presidential bar.