The Minority spokesperson on Finance, Isaac Adongo has described the Akufo-Addo government as one that has “lost steam and gasping for breath” based on the government’s answers to questions from journalists at the Flagstaff House on Tuesday.
According to him, the government demonstrated that it did not have a full grasp of the challenges facing the economy.
Speaking to Eyewitness News, Mr. Adongo said the government based some its comments and assessment of the economy on inaccurate figures.
“If you listened to the President carefully and particularly Bawumia, you can see a government that is gasping for breath, this is a government that has basically lost steam, a government that has lost focus…and you can see the litany of inaccurate figures with some of them based on complete lies,” he said.
He said the government cannot claim to have improved the economy of the country within its 6 months in office because most of its policy interventions aimed at addressing the economic challenges are yet to be implemented.
Mr. Adongo noted that any improvement in the economy could only be attributed to the investments of the erstwhile John Mahama administration.
“This is a government whose budget program was approved on the 31st of March and as at the 1st of June most of the policy interventions including the tax cuts have not been implemented. They should mention one specific policy intervention that would have brought about an improvement in the economy other than John Mahama’s investment in the oil sector and improvement in the prices of gold on the international market,” he said.
Commenting on the response the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia gave to a question asked by Citi Breakfast Show host, Bernard Avle about the country’s increasing debt, Mr. Adongo accused the Vice President of churning out wrong figures to deceive Ghanaians.
The Bolgatanga legislator added that the government was worsening the country’s debt profile but giving false assurances its recent borrowing would rather the country reduce its debt stock.
“… On the debt profile, You add $44 billion to the debt profile, and you say that at the end of the year, your debt profile will come down. How is that possible? Bawumia says the deficit figures was 9.4%… The budget that was presented by his own Ministry of Finance and it tells you Ghana’s deficit was 8.6% so where is he getting the 9.4% from? You hear Bawumia consistently basically lie about statistics and we allow this to go for free and this cannot continue because he is now the Vice President he shouldn’t be churning out lies to convince the people,” Mr. Adongo said.
Meanwhile, a deputy Minister for Information Perry Okudzeto has said the government deserves all the credit for the improvement in the country’s economy.
He said the government despite inheriting a poor economy from the John Mahama government, has managed to turn it around and showing sings of great prospects.
Source: citifmonline.com
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Npp only knows how to lie, they lied their to power, they are still lying and will always lie, LIARS!!!
If Nana Addo has lost steam in just 6months, what was JDM doing for 8 years? Do you think Ghanaians voted for change because of NDC's stupppppid thinking? Jimmmifuor!
We can't all be economists, and do not really understand many of these economic analyses but at least we can be credited with some level of intelligence.This means that we can see that inflation is coming down, the cedi is stable interest rates are coming down.So we can surmise that somebody is doing something right.
If u eat too much dog meat u dont make sense anymore. This Adongo guy is trying so hard to be relevant and the media gives him space.
Frafra Adongo should go and pound fuffu at a chop bar and be useful
Mr. adonko please do us a favour by coming in to put in the supposed lost steam. were u part of the ndc party then in govt? why did u put in the steam u are mentioning now and u sat aloof for them to exit power. please give us a break. NPP with a lost steam is miles ahead of ndc with all their steam in place
If this adongo knows something g why didn't he help his party when they were in power? Why didn't he challenge Dr Bawumiah when he presented the 177 questions to Amissah Arthur? Adongo your jealousy and hate will never make you somebody in Ghana because who listens to a fo*l only your igno*a*t constituents. Make sense that will move the country forward than this your pettiness that will never help your ndc party to come back. Kai! Over the dead bodies of Ghanaians. Why are you so angry? Why are you so jealous? Why are you so hateful? Ghana doesn't belong to the ndc and nobody has taking anything from the ndc the people of Ghana has taking away their country what's your problem? Whether Nana has lost steam or not you can't talk for Ghanaians, you are not the right person. Tell Ghanaians which if the ndc president's from 2009-2016 was able to choose his ministers and MMDCEs within 6 months? Which of them from the ndc was able to put in place his government in 6 months? You people are sick in opposition, you people are suffering from kpokpogbligbli attack. You will continue to suffer since there is no cure for your disease and Ghanaians will never make the mistake to bring you back to power for you to show this st*pid arrogance and impunity. Ghanaians can't take ndc hardship and suffering,Ghanaians can't take ndc mismanagement and incompentence,Ghanaians can't take ndc thi*ving and corruption (azaafuo),Ghanaians can't take ndc lying tongue and propaganda. Ghana shall be built again and if that is a problem to the ndc then relocate who cares? The special prosecutor you scared will come on whatever opposition you put up will never work,Ghanaians have asked for that and we need it 'NOW'.
This Adongo guy comes as a legendary 1diot. He sounds so arrogant and pompous! While decent persons address even him (who don't deserve it) as honorable, he addresses the president and his vice like children. They are so bitter after getting kicked our of power. May they continue in their st*upidity.
This Adongo guy is pathetic. If he thinks being rude, simplistic and playing to the gallery is what is going to bring the NDC back to power, then he must be living in a ***barred word***'s paradise! Is this the best the NDC has to offer as a spokesperson on finance? Dr. Bawumia made his name with solid analysis of the economy, not with this level of ***barred word***