Member of Parliament for the Akim Abuakwa South constituency, Samuel Atta Akyea, has called on Ghanaians to vote for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming general elections.

He backed his call on Dr Bawumia's expertise and experience to address the nation's economic challenges.

Atta Akyea stressed that Dr. Bawumia while serving as vice president, faced limitations in making critical decisions regarding the country.

Speaking in an interview with Citi TV on Tuesday, January 16, he expressed confidence that if elected in the December polls, Dr. Bawumia would implement effective policies for the benefit of the Ghanaian people.

Atta Akyea criticised those blaming Dr. Bawumia for the economic challenges, describing it as unkind and cruel to single him out for the broader economic issues in the Akufo-Addo government.

“This is the first time Ghana is going to have a president who is an economist, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. If the problem of Ghana now and people are talking about its seriousness, I agree to a reasonable extent that the economy is not in its best form. When you have a toothache, do you give it to a carpenter or a dentist? Ghana will be in a safer pair of hands when we bring Dr. Bawumia.”

"Ghana is going to get a man with shock absorbers, the finest gentleman, to help us solve a major problem facing us, the economy.

“He was in a very serious adversary role, which is what people don’t want to see. It’s cruel and vile propaganda for everybody to say that let’s place all the economic woes of Akufo-Addo on Dr. Bawumia. It’s unkind,” Atta Akyea said.

The Vice President is vying for the presidential position and will contend with the former president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, who is running for re-election.