Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- When Theophilus Ntow, 25, resumed his waiting job at a restaurant in 2021, 20 Ghanaian cedis (about $4 at the time) could cover the day's transportation. Today, the same amount has become insufficient for one-way transport.

When PREMIUM TIMES asked Mr Ntow what his major concern was ahead of Saturday's election, he said, "economy."

"The people of this country, including me, need change," he said, lamenting the dwindling exchange rate of the cedi to the dollar. "The dollar rate was at Gh5 per dollar if I'm not mistaken, but it's about Gh16 per dollar as we speak."

The cedi, Ghana's currency, has lost 70 per cent of its value in the last eight years.

As Ghanaians head to the polls on Saturday to elect the head of the ...