The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Richard Ahiagbah has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deliberately misinforming Ghanaians on economic data.
He said the NDC’s strategy is to keep misinforming the people.
The NPP administration on the other hand, he said, is taking decisions to restore this economy for the benefit of all Ghanaians.
“Misinformation of economic data, & consistently drum it, is the NDC’s strategy. Unfortunately, it does not cover for their lack of policy ideas. The NPP is making the difficult decisions to restore this economy for the benefit of all Ghanaians,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, The Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta that Ghana is making progress in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate.
This progress, the Minister said, gives the government a solid foundation to confront the challenges ahead.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Wednesday September 28, Mr Ofori-Atta indicated that overall, Ghana’s growth outturn of 3.4% and 4.8% in Q1 and Q2 of 2022 respectively, coupled with modest improvements in our fiscal position, suggests the economy is gradually on the upswing despite the numerous shocks that the country has faced over the past two years.
“These figures demonstrate that in spite of recent challenges, there has been economic growth, modest as the gains so far may be.
“This progress gives us a solid foundation to confront the challenges ahead. Undoubtedly, global risks remain on the horizon, including a strengthening US dollar. and higher interest rates which negatively affect external borrowing.
“This development is exerting enormous pressure on our Balance of Payment position, and thus the need for us to expedite our engagement with the IMF.”
He added “Within this context, Government is finalizing its Post-COVID-19 economic programme as the domestic blueprint to engage the IMF.
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
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