Churches want you to fix the economy and not give them incentives – Bawumia told

Aide to the former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari has told the New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, that the church will want him to fix the broken economy.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, while addressing the clergy on his campaign tour, said churches are not supposed to be taxed.

He believes that churches should rather be seen as development partners because of the work they do in society.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia touted the church’s contribution to development in various aspects of the economy.

He hinted that when he becomes President, he will rather support churches with incentives in order for them to do more for the country.

But Joyce Bawa Mogtari said the churches do not need incentives rather, the Vice President should look at fixing the economy to make the lives of the people easier.

Her post shared via X said, “It is obvious that our VP Bawumia thinks that continuing to tell lies, talk loosely, and lie to Ghanaian voters is the only solution to his failure to garner support for his moribund campaign! Mr. ‘no ideas’ Bawumia, now says that the public purse strings he has milked empty and left bankrupt should give financial support to our beloved Churches all because of votes! The leaders of our churches in Ghana have in unison decried and berated this Akufo Addo and Bawumia run NPP government for the misgovernance and mismanagement of the economy and I am sure that they would rather that Bawumia fixes the economy for the betterment of our livelihoods and living standards rather than offering tokens of unavailable financial resources to Ghanaian Churches and Mosques.”