Our data tells us we have delivered more than 70% of our promises - Oppong Nkrumah

The vice chairman of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Manifesto Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has brazenly claimed that the Akufo-Addo administration has fulfilled 70% of its 2020 manifesto commitments.

The former Information Minister emphasized major economic gains, noting a more stable cedi and lower inflation as vital markers of progress.

During an interview with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV's The Point of View, Oppong Nkrumah stated that the economy has grown significantly as a result of the government's policy initiatives to overcome early challenges. 

He refuted charges that the NPP has failed to deliver on its promises, urging the public to double-check the available statistics.

“We are of the view that we have done north of 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 north of 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.”

“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?” be added.

Source: Lead News Online