Dance-Off: Ghanaians Choose the Best Moves Between Akufo-Addo, Agyapong, Mahama, and Bawumia

Dance-Off: Ghanaians Choose the Best Moves Between Akufo-Addo, Agyapong, Mahama, and Bawumia

  • Ghanaians have debated which politician won a trending dance challenge featuring Presidents and aspirants
  • Nana Akufo-Addo, President John Mahama and others showed off their dance moves at different events
  • Reactions were mixed, with some praising Kennedy Agyapong and others criticising Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

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Ghanaians shared their thoughts on a trending dance challenge featuring four prominent politicians.

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Some Ghanaians debate which politician won a trending dance challenge featuring presidential hopefuls, the current President, and past leaders. Photo source: Getty Images.
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In a video posted on X, snippets of former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kennedy Agyapong, President John Mahama, and former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia dancing at various events were compiled.

The video, which has captured the attention of many, asked viewers to be honest and decide 'who won the dance challenge?'

Ghanaians debate best dancer between four politicians

Each politician showcased their dance moves in different settings.

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Kennedy Agyapong, Mahama, and Bawumia show off their dance moves at different public events. Photo credit: Getty Images
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In the video clip, Akufo-Addo was seen dancing at a public event, while Kennedy Agyapong displayed his moves at a campaign rally.

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Mahama, known for his charisma, joined in dancing during a social gathering, and Bawumia danced at a political event, much to the delight of his supporters.

Watch the video below.

Who are the four Ghanaian politicians referenced?

Nana Akufo-Addo, a trained lawyer, comes from a political family, with his father serving as Ghana's President, and he became President of Ghana in 2017 after several attempts.

Ken Agyapong, a businessman and media mogul, has represented the Assin Central constituency in parliament since 2000 and is known for his outspoken and controversial nature.

John Dramani Mahama, who ascended to the presidency after the death of President Mills in 2012, was President of Ghana until 2016 and has now regained the presidency after the 2024 presidential election

Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghana's former Vice-President, is an economist with a PhD from the University of Buckingham and championed the digitalisation of the economy during his time in office.

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Ghanaians give opinions on politicians' best dance

YEN.com.gh has collected reactions below from Ghanaians who watched the video on X (formerly Twitter).

@CadmanAttaMills wrote:

"Hands down! The one with the limp or little hops. Whatever he was doing, it resonated with those of us who can't dance for beans. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ"

@aBelievah said:

"Broo Kennedy won this. ๐Ÿคฃ"

@Kelvin_Janviah commented:

"Bawumia Ankasa, heโ€™s finished in everything. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

@OsafoGh said:

"Mahama is only a year older than @realKenAgyapong but he looks older and weaker than Ken."

@__sameGod commented:

"Kyeres3 Bawumia de3 he doesnโ€™t know how to do anything. Block laying aa no, dancing too nothing.๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’”"

@AbodooIshmael said:

"Ken won, but Bawumia's konkomba dance was traditional, and you have to be trained to do so. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚"

@JakeChat222 commented:

"๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€ Lemme rank them. Nana, JDM , Ken, DMB. Reason: They all showed their dancing abilities but DMB was on one way dancing."

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Old video of Nana Agradaa dancing emerges

YEN.com.gh had earlier reported that following the passing of the legendary highlife musician Daddy Lumba, old videos have begun to resurface.

One of them features the jailed televangelist Nana Agradaa dancing to Daddy Lumba's Sika. Many people talked about how much they missed her.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Oluwadara Adebisi (Human Interest Editor) Adebisi Oluwadara is a Human Interest Editor who joined YEN.com.gh in May 2025. He has over six years of experience in press release writing and journalism. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology. However, he was mentored in journalism and became a certified journalist after completing the Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation.

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