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The running mate for the opposition National Democratic Congress, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has taken a swipe at Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for his sudden focus on digitalisation after positioning himself as an economic guru.<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking in an exclusive interview with Daniel Oduro on GhanaWeb TV\u2019s Election Desk, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang called for a collective approach to solving the problems the country faces, rather than relying on a single individual.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had an economic guru, an economic whiz kid. Why are we here? We don\u2019t all have to be economists, but we live in the economy\u2026 It is not next year only that it\u2019s going to be tough. It\u2019s tough right now and the one in charge is saying he is now doing digital.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m saying, let\u2019s link minds. Don\u2019t come saying, \u2018I\u2019m the one ordained to solve all the problems.\u2019 You are not,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Professor Opoku Agyemang pointed out that expertise in various fields can contribute to economic solutions and criticised the current leadership for positioning themselves as the sole problem-solvers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are not saying you don\u2019t know anything. You know something others know something else. Link with them. Don\u2019t put yourself on this pedestal as if you\u2019re the only one who can do it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Reflecting on Ghana\u2019s past, she reminisced about a time when the country was debt-free and self-sufficient, under the leadership of a military figure rather than an economist or lawyer and what truly is required for effective governance.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only time we\u2019ve been truly independent- we didn\u2019t owe anybody we were not paying any debts, we had enough food- it was a military man who was in charge. Was he a lawyer or an economist? So what does it take?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Her comments come as Ghana is gearing up for the 2024 general elections on December 7.<\/p>\n Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, alongside John Dramani Mahama, will be representing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) while Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, aka NAPO, will be representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n Watch the full interview here:<\/p>\n