{"id":43327,"date":"2024-07-22T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T12:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=43327"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:18:39","slug":"my-govt-will-make-ghanaians-buy-phones-on-credit-and-pay-%e2%82%b51-every-month-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2024\/07\/22\/my-govt-will-make-ghanaians-buy-phones-on-credit-and-pay-%e2%82%b51-every-month-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"My govt will make Ghanaians buy phones on credit and pay \u20b51 every month – Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Presidential candidate and\u00a0Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia\u00a0has pledged to make smartphones more accessible to Ghanaians if elected president. Speaking at a campaign event, Dr Bawumia outlined a plan to collaborate with phone manufacturers to provide smartphones on a credit basis, enabling citizens to pay as little as one or two cedis per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Mahamudu Bawumia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will make mobile phones accesible, my government will partner with phone manufacturers so that Ghanaians can afford them on credit and pay 1 or 2 cedis every month,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Dr Bawumia announced, highlighting the importance of digital inclusion in his administration\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He emphasised that this initiative would significantly enhance access to information and communication technology, bridging the digital divide and empowering more Ghanaians to participate in the digital economy. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to improve the technological landscape and foster economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccess to smartphones is no longer a luxury but a necessity. It opens up opportunities for education, business, and staying connected with loved ones. By making smartphones affordable, we are not only enhancing connectivity but also fostering an environment where every Ghanaian can thrive in the digital age,\u201d<\/em> Dr Bawumia added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in Northern region<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He further explained that the plan would involve partnerships with major phone manufacturers to ensure that the devices are available at low costs and on favourable payment terms. The initiative would also include measures to educate users on how to leverage smartphones for personal and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Bawumia is currently campaigning in the Savannah Region and he is expected to visit Bole, the hometown of his main contender, former President and now flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

His presence in the Savannah Region has consistently attracted massive turnouts, and he traditionally enjoys strong support in Bole from a growing number of NPP enthusiasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Presidential candidate and\u00a0Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia\u00a0has pledged to make smartphones more accessible to Ghanaians if elected president. Speaking at a campaign event, Dr Bawumia outlined a plan to collaborate with phone manufacturers to provide smartphones on a credit basis, enabling citizens to pay as little as one or two cedis per month. Dr Mahamudu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":43329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43,1],"tags":[4836,9951,12487,4303,211,7576,10387,8364,11555,6693,913,11538,1262,5196,423,911,9196,4521,12502,2264,6543,5910,6638,130,611,281,2035,2807,7039,11375,3805,11377,3446,8840,6675,2802,6541],"class_list":["post-43327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news","tag-access","tag-age","tag-agenda","tag-alhaji-dr-mahamudu-bawumia","tag-bawumia","tag-bole","tag-campaign","tag-cedis","tag-citizens","tag-congress","tag-democratic","tag-digital","tag-dr-mahamudu-bawumia","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-election","tag-environment","tag-ghanaian","tag-ghanaians","tag-government","tag-growth","tag-initiative","tag-john-mahama","tag-mahama","tag-mahamudu-bawumia","tag-ndc","tag-new-patriotic-party-npp","tag-northern-region","tag-phone","tag-phones","tag-president","tag-presidential","tag-smartphones","tag-strong","tag-technology","tag-vice-president","tag-vice-president-dr-mahamudu-bawumia"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43330,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43327\/revisions\/43330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}