In recent times, the role of the government's Economic Management Team (EMT) has been a focal point of discussion in light of Ghana's current economic challenges, particularly under the leadership of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.

Dr Bawumia has been bashed for failing to live up to his promise to provide a progressive economy.

Traditionally, under the Fourth Republic, the vice president has been tasked with leading the EMT, which serves primarily as an advisory body to the president and is typically comprised of top economic and finance experts within the ruling party.

In the ongoing discourse between pro-government and opposition factions, there has been speculation regarding whether former Vice President John Mahama was ever appointed as the head of the EMT during his tenure under the late President John Evans Atta Mills.

This question appears to have been resolved with the circulation of a letter dated November 23, 2010, which indicates then Vice President John Mahama's role on the team.

The letter, signed by the then Cabinet Secretary JK Berbaako-Mensah and copied to the Chief of Staff at the time, Henry Martey Newman, outlines the composition and responsibilities of the EMT.

It stipulates that the team, chaired by Mahama, was to convene at least once a month and included key figures such as the ministers of finance, energy, agriculture, trade and industry, as well as the Governor of the Bank of Ghana and other members of the government's economic advisory board.