According to him, the Vice President has no message again for Ghanaians after he stated in 2014 address lashing out at the John Dramani Mahama government that "if the fundamentals are weak, the exchange rate will expose you." Agyapong who was speaking to some party members as part of his campaign for flagbearship of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), stated that at the time Dr. Bawumia was making those comments, the exchange rate was GH¢4.20p to a dollar. "When your fundamentals are weak, the exchange rate will expose you. Let me tell you; I’m telling you this straight; I’m saying all these things because of [something]…from March this year to August this year, through the exchange rate, I lost $12 million," Kennedy Agyapong said in a viral audio in Ghanaweb's possession. Others rumoured to be interested in becoming flagbearers include Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen.

Source: GhanaWeb November 30, 2022 09:15 UTC