Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee and MP for Ofoase Ayirebi, has called on the government to refrain from politicising Ghana’s economic progress and instead focus on consolidating the gains achieved.
His remarks come in the wake of the minority’s assertion that the recent staff-level agreement between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) serves as a vindication of the economic management under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
This follows claims by the current administration that its predecessors mismanaged the economy and breached key components of the IMF programme.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Tuesday, April 15, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah stressed 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 corner seek to find ways of undermining the progress that the Ghanaian economy has made,” he stated.
He further accused the government of deliberately casting doubt on credible economic data for political gain—a tactic he says has been countered by the IMF’s own evaluations.
Oppong Nkrumah urged leadership to put national interest above partisanship and work towards sustainable economic recovery.
“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 stated.
Nkrumah also expressed optimism about Ghana’s economic direction, emphasising the importance of bipartisan collaboration.
“We are happy when Ghana makes progress between NPP and NDC,” he said, adding that the IMF’s findings affirm the country is still on the right track.
