Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Manifesto Committee, has asserted that the Akufo-Addo administration has successfully fulfilled 70% of its 2020 manifesto commitments.
During an interview on Accra-based “The Point of View” show with Bernard Avle, Oppong Nkrumah pointed to key economic improvements, such as a more stable cedi and reduced inflation, as evidence of the government’s progress.
He dismissed claims that the NPP has fallen short on its promises, encouraging the public to review the available data to verify the government’s achievements. Nkrumah also highlighted that the NPP’s Manifesto Committee has crafted new policies to address ongoing national challenges, which will be implemented if the party is re-elected.
“We are of the view that we have done 70% of the things we committed to in 2020. Other independent people can work it out and we can have a debate about it. We haven’t said we have done 100%, our data tells us that we have done 70%.”
“If you look at our economy, the big basket of our economy, various variables are going into it, growth, inflation, jobs, cost of living. If you take all of these parameters from 2016 to 2020, the story is clear, where the trends were going. From 2020 up till now, you can see from all of these indicators the key ones that had some major challenges.
“Inflation and currency depreciation have been perhaps the most significant, you have seen growth picking back after the turbulence that we went through. You have seen currency depreciation, though it’s significant, going down after many policies were introduced to arrest the situation. We have seen inflation trending downwards because some interventions were made.”
Addressing the economic landscape, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah noted that while challenges like inflation and currency depreciation have been significant, recent policy interventions have led to a positive trend in economic indicators. He acknowledged the impact of the rising cost of living on Ghanaians and emphasized the government’s responsibility for its shortcomings.
“Going into the 2024 elections, not only are we taking responsibility for some of the things that have not been dealt with. Because if we hadn’t taken responsibility for the cost of living and how it has impacted Ghanaians, despite the causes, why would we be outlining some of the interventions we say we can roll out?”
As the 2024 elections approach, the Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah urged voters to critically evaluate the track records of the leading presidential candidates, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP and John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), before making their decisions at the polls.
