The Director of Communications at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has challenged National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s assertion that he inherited a struggling economy, questioning the basis of Mahama’s call for a national economic dialogue.
He expressed skepticism about NDC’s characterization of the economic situation, pointing to recent positive evaluations by international financial institutions.
“For this reason, I’m concerned when President Mahama claims that he inherited a faltering economy. I’m concerned. I’m curious,”
Richard Ahiagbah emphasized that the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an institution Mahama’s government had also engaged with, had already assessed the state of Ghana’s economy before the transition.
“The IMF issued a report on our economy just on December 2. Since it entered government, they have also been consulting the IMF. They have been in communication with the IMF. They have been speaking with the World Bank, which issued a strong assessment of the economy on December 2,”Richard Ahiagbah disclosed this during Good Morning Ghana program on Metro TV.
Richard Ahiagbah pointed to the IMF program’s seamless execution, which he called a significant success. One of the biggest achievements of my tenure has been the IMF program’s implementation, which has undergone three successful reviews, the most recent of which was on December 2.
His remarks come amid ongoing debates over the state of Ghana’s economy, with Mahama’s incoming administration calling for urgent interventions. However, Richard Ahiagbah’s comments suggest a stark disagreement with Mahama’s claims, setting the stage for a heated economic policy debate.
