Ranking Member of the Economy and Development Committee and Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the government to prioritize the consolidation of gains made in Ghana’s economy rather than sacrificing them for political expediency.
He stressed the need to safeguard these advancements, cautioning against actions that could undermine the country’s economic stability.
His remarks come in response to the minority’s claim that the recently concluded staff-level agreement between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) vindicates the economic foundation laid by the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
This debate arises amid the current administration’s accusation that the NPP government breached IMF program conditions and mismanaged the economy prior to leaving office.
In an interview with Citi FM, Oppong Nkrumah emphasized the importance of policy continuity and responsible governance.
“What they have to do as a government is to try to build on it and not at every turn and at every corner seek to find ways of undermining the progress that the Ghanaian economy has made,” he said.
He also accused the current administration of deliberately discrediting economic data for political advantage, noting that the IMF’s assessment has exposed those efforts.
“It was their attempt to try to undermine the economic data so that they could score political points that have now been exposed by the fund,” he noted.
Oppong Nkrumah further expressed optimism about Ghana’s economic trajectory and called for bipartisan cooperation in safeguarding the country’s economic progress.
“We are happy when Ghana makes progress between NPP and NDC,” he added, stressing that the IMF’s findings affirm that the country is still on a steady path.