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Ghana elections: Mahamudu Bawumia's 'digital economy' versus John Mahama's '24-hour economy'

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Nathaniel Qainoo does not intend to vote in Ghana 's presidential and parliamentary elections.

The 29-year-old accountant-turned mechanic has been unable to get a job as an accountant since graduating five years ago .

Ghana plunged into a deep economic crisis in 2022 when the government defaulted on its debt repayments.

The currency, the cedi, has lost 70% of its value in the past eight years .

In this campaign, Mahama has promised to make Ghana a " 24-hour economy" through the creation of night-time jobs in both the public and private sectors.

Both candidates have also promised to scrap some taxes, including the much-criticised electronic levy on mobile transactions and the levy on the carbon emissions produced by petrol or diesel-powered vehicles.