Aspiring NPP flag bearer, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says his unique selling proposition in the race to lead the largest opposition party lies in his ability to transform, unite, and inspire hope.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on September 16, he said his track record as Education Minister, coupled with his global experience in the United States, makes him the best person to lead the party into the future.
“My unique selling proposition is that, one, I’m a transformer, and they can look at my track record when I took over the Ministry of Education.
“They can also look at the fact that I’ve done something with serious experience in the United States of America, where I was able to raise funds from Wall Street in building schools in Southern California,” he stated.
The Bosomtwi MP explained that his background offered him a broader perspective that can be used to confront Ghana’s challenges.
“My unique selling advantage is that I have global experience. I know how other countries have transformed themselves. I’ve been part of a society where a can-do attitude was everything.
“I tell people that what I got from America was not the money that I needed, but what I got from there. was the sense that everything is possible,” he said.
Dr Adutwum insisted that his leadership will not be one weighed down by Ghana’s longstanding problems.
“Dr Adutwum is not going to look at the issues surrounding poverty and lack of jobs and be bogged down by it and be frustrated by it.
“Dr Adutwum’s life experience in Ghana in the United States has taught me useful lessons that will make me look at challenges facing this country through a different prism altogether, because I don’t understand why some countries have done it, but we can’t,” he noted.
He added that his vision will rest on mobilising an army of Ghanaians determined to change the status quo.
“We have enough people of goodwill in this country who are also frustrated by what is going on and want to see us turn the corner on poverty, and I’ll mobilize those army of people of goodwill, and I’ll say to them, let us put this scourge to rest and let our children grow up in a country where everything is possible.”
Recounting his political journey, the former Education Minister said his approach has always been based on humility, service, and uniting people.
“There are some who said he just came, but I campaigned. I told my story. I got the delegates to understand why I was running.
“I did not say any negative about my opponent. I made them know that this is me. I’m here. I want us to change this constituency,” he recalled about his parliamentary candidate race.
According to him, the same values will guide his presidential ambition.
“I’m here because of divine providence and grace of God, and that is why I’m standing in front of you today. I come with humility, because that’s what I’m made of. I have nothing to be arrogant about.
“I have nothing to be pompous about. I’m going to serve you and serve you well. I will bring this party together because I’m not insulting anybody for other people.”