Former President and a bigwig in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Agyekum Kufuor, has entreated Ghanaians to vote for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming December polls.

In a message broadcast during the launch of the 2024 NPP manifesto in Takoradi of the Western Region, the statesman described the flagbearer of the NPP as "the man of the moment".

He noted that the entire world is embracing digitalisation, an agenda being spearheaded by the Vice President.

According to former President Kufuor, Dr Bawumia is the leader needed to help Ghana develop and emerge from its numerous challenges such as cedi depreciation, high inflation among others.

"Bawumia seems cut for the occasion. He has been exposed internationally. He is an international banker and he has studied politics. In fact, he was born into politics.....we are presenting a custom-made candidate to Ghana. A candidate that will digitalise the economy," he added.

The former President could not be physically present at the launch of the NPP 2024 elections manifesto.