US-based professor of applied economics Steve Hanke has said Ghana's Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is the one creating Ghana's economic problems. Although the John Hopkins University professor did not detail how Dr Bawumia was doing this, he tweeted that the vice president's desire to help solve problems won't happen. "#Ghana's VP Bawumia says he's 'into politics to help people solve problems.' Prof Hanke was reacting to a call by Ghanaian spare parts dealers for better economists to solve Ghana's economic challenges since Dr Bawumia, touted as an economics wizard, has failed the country. Ghana's Inflation Rate Surges To Highest Rate Of 33.9% In More Than 20 YearsMeanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported in a previous story that Ghana's inflation rate accelerated for the 15th straight month to 33.9%.