This time Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia Akufo-Addo's preferred successor is likely to stand in his way...

Three contenders have emerged: Mahamudu Bawumia (current Vice-President) Alan Kyeremateng (Trade Minister) and Kennedy Agyepong (MP for Assin Central in the Central Region)...

ACCRA'S ECONOMIC TRIUMVIRATE UNDER PRESSURE Of the three men running Ghana's economy finance minister and former investment banker Ken Ofori-Atta is blamed most for the latest meltdown but the other two – Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia and Bank of Ghana governor Ernest Addison – are being pushed into the frame by politicians across party lines and civic activists as they intensify attacks on the government (AC Vol 63 No 22 Economic woes hit Akufo-Addo on all sides)...

In journalist Anas Aremyaw Anas' latest film Galamsey Economy Adu Boahen is recorded telling actors posing as business people that that they would have to pay 20% of the US$500 million they plan to invest as a facilitation fee and that Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia would require $200 000 to make an appearance plus senior posts for his relatives in the new company...

Targeting Akufo-Addo Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia and Ghana's 'Economic Management Team' Mahama demanded Ofori-Atta's sacking and dismissed his plans to raise $1bn in syndicated loans as irresponsible...

Certainly Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia (from the Northern caucus of the NPP) is a front runner for the presidential nomination as is Trade Minister John Allan Kyerematen (from the party's powerful Ashanti caucus)...

That month Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia appointed an investigating committee staffed by Ministry of Transport civil servants under the then NPP MP for Tema East and Deputy Transport Minister Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover...

The field would be headed by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia a Muslim from northern Ghana and said to be Akufo-Addo's choice as successor He could likely face heavyweight rivals such as Joe Ghartey (Railways Minister) Alan Kyerematen (Trade) Kyeremateng Agyarko (former Energy) and Ken Ofori Atta (Finance)...