Founder and President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticized Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam for asserting that the NPP government has outperformed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in economic management over their respective eight-year terms.
During a UK Town Hall meeting last weekend, the minister claimed superiority in managing Ghana’s economy, citing achievements in economic size, per capita income, job creation, and economic growth over the opposition.
“On the economy, our record is better than their record. In terms of the economy’s size, we’ve performed better than them. In per capita income, we’ve excelled over them. In job creation and economic growth, we’ve surpassed them,” he said.
Responding to these remarks in a Facebook post on June 25, 2024, Mr Cudjoe argued that many Ghanaians continue to grapple with economic hardships exacerbated by the Akufo-Addo government.
He pointed out that under this administration, over one million Ghanaians fell into extreme poverty due to what he described as poor economic management.
Mr Cudjoe also highlighted instances where the savings of thousands of Ghanaians were wiped out through financial losses.
Addressing Minister Mohammed Amin Adam directly, Cudjoe acknowledged the political context of the statements but urged him to recognize the severe economic impacts endured by citizens under the current government.
He emphasized the need for focused governance amidst what he described as fiscal recklessness and corruption in public procurement processes.
“My brother Mohammed Amin Adam, I know this is political campaigning season, but please, the wounds of economic atrophy birthed by fiscal recklessness and highway procurement graft, culminating in the ugliest of financial haircuts, demeaning the self-esteem of our pensioner senior citizens and shepherding almost a million people into hard-core poverty as never experienced in a generation, all supervised by your immediate predecessor with backing vocals from the presidency, are fresh in our minds. By all means, do your politics, but just stay focused on your caretaker role, which you are doing astonishingly well at,” he wrote.
Source: tigpost.co
