In the current race, Bawumia’s closest contender is Kennedy Agyapong, who contested the 2023 primaries and lost to Dr Bawumia. When tensions in the 2024 elections threatened to spill over, Dr Bawumia stepped up and defused them. In 2016, Dr Bawumia and his wife, Samira, campaigned like donkeys for the NPP. These MPs, some of whom blame Dr Bawumia for the economic failure, approved the Finance Minister’s loans and expenditure. Akufo-Addo’s Puppet TagIn past primaries and elections, one criticism of Dr Bawumia was that voting for him would extend the Akufo-Addo dynasty.