Former President John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for the upcoming Election 2024, has posed a series of probing questions directed at the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

Mahama insisted that Bawumia respond to these inquiries, echoing his earlier demand for answers to 170 claims made by former Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur.

During his recent tour of the Northern Region, Mahama criticized Bawumia for shifting his focus from economic issues to digitalization initiatives.

He argued that this transition signals a neglect of urgent economic challenges that require immediate attention.

“gbegbegbegbe about the economy,” however, “today he can’t mention ‘economy’, it is not in his vocabulary. Anytime he opens his mouth ‘digitalisation,” he added

In light of these concerns, Mahama has laid out several questions for Bawumia to address.

He wants to know why the exchange rate has reached GH¢17 to $1 and how Ghana's national debt has surged from GH¢120 billion to GH¢767 billion in just eight years.

Mahama is also curious about the reasons behind the current inflation rate, especially considering it peaked at 54 percent during Bawumia’s administration.

Additionally, he questions why Bawumia borrowed GH¢42 billion from the Bank of Ghana, resulting in the Central Bank's record loss of GH¢60 billion, and why he has stopped giving lectures on economic matters.