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Ghana's Economic Successes Attributed to Foundation Built by NPP

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Ghana's Member of Parliament for Walewale, Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama, has attributed the country's current economic successes to the foundation laid by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during their tenure. According to him, while the ruling government is receiving praise for the current economic indicators, a more detailed analysis shows that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has done little to deserve the credit. Mahama stressed the need for the public to examine the factors behind the economic performance to give fair and balanced credit to the NPP for their contributions.

Key Takeaways:

  • The NPP's foundation has been a crucial factor in Ghana's current economic successes, according to Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama.
  • The NDC has done little to deserve the credit for Ghana's economic gains, with Mahama stating that they have not implemented any extraordinary measures that would suggest the gains are solely their handiwork.
  • The NPP took difficult decisions, such as the gold purchase program and the Domestic Debt Exchange Program, which were showing positive signs long before their exit from power.
  • The current NDC government has been in office for barely six months, making it "difficult to expect the NDC, which has been in office for barely six months, to have done the things they claim to have done".
  • Mahama emphasized the need for a critical and analytical examination of the numbers to determine what has caused Ghana's economic results.
  • He noted that the current NDC government is inheriting an IMF program that guaranteed some level of economic stability, similar to the NPP in 2017.

Statistics:

  • The NPP inherited an IMF program in 2017 that guaranteed some level of economic stability.
  • The IMF program was showing positive signs long before the NPP's exit from power.
  • The domestic debt exchange program was initiated by the NPP during their tenure.
  • The gold purchase program was implemented by the NPP, which was showing positive signs long before their exit from power.
  • The current NDC government has been in office for six months, as of August 2025.

Sources:

  • GhWeb, "Member of Parliament for Walewale explains why NPP deserves credit for Ghana's economic successes"

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