If you listened to Finance Minister Dr.

Mohammed Amin Adam's recent claims that the NPP is handing over a "resilient economy" to the incoming Mahama administration, you'd think Ghana has suddenly transformed into an economic paradise.

Unfortunately, the Finance Minister's comments are not only disingenuous but a painful insult to the intelligence of the Ghanaian people, who continue to bear the brunt of years of economic mismanagement.

Let's break down the fiction and the reality. 1.