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Steve H. Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University, has described as “bogus” Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s announcement of a new policy of buying oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollars. According to him, Ghana’s vice president is grasping for straws with this new gold-for-oil plan. The …

Isaac Adongo, MP, Bolgatanga Central, has chastised Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who is also the Head of the Economic Management Team, for scoring his own goals with the abysmal performance of the economy. Using the football analogy to drum home his message on the floor of Parliament while debating …

New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has asked Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to ensure fairness in the party’s upcoming contest. According to Kennedy Agyapong, some pro-Bawumia executives in the northern part of the country have prevented him from meeting with the party’s delegates in the region. Kennedy Agyapong, during a meeting …

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong as taken on the vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia, claiming that the second gentleman has allowed himself to be bullied by the embattled finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Agyapong in a viral audio making the rounds on social media throughout Tuesday, November 29, is heard …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the late Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr’s death is a big loss to the country. In a Facebook post to mourn the late Cardinal, Dr Bawumia conveyed his condolences to his immediate family and the Roman Catholic church at large. The post read: “It …

Nana Obiri Boahen, a strong supporter of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has said that Kennedy Agyapong is a major threat to Bawumia in the race to be the next leader of the New Patriotic Party. Nana Obiri Boahen, a former deputy general secretary for the NPP, said on Wontumi TV’s …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said government is negotiating a new policy that seeks to ensure the country purchases imported oil products with gold rather than foreign exchange. In a Facebook post on November 24, 2022, the Vice President said the policy is expected to take effect by the end …

On November 19, 2022, at the funeral service for Madam Cecilia Dapaah’s late mother in the Ashanti Region Kumasi, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was toast of the NPP faithful. When the Vice President’s delegation arrived at the funeral home to pay their final respects to Madam Cecelia Dapaah’s late mother, hundreds of …

One of the biggest challenges Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is likely to face in his flagbearership bid is that he is not one who readily gives. This is according to the Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah. He said insiders in the New Patriotic Party have the opinion that …

Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the dismissal of Minister of State for Finance, Charles Adu Boahen, for using his name to peddle influence and collect money from supposed investors. According to the vice president, he is neither aware of any such meeting held by Minister Adu Boahen nor a …