Former Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for setting up a planning committee for a National Economic Dialogue.

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Amin Adam believes that President's action demonstrates his lack of a coherent economic strategy for Ghana.

He argued that a dialogue is not necessary for President Mahama if he had clear economic strategy to deal with what he termed as "numerous non-existing claims" made by the President about inheriting a struggling economy. "The President doesn't need a dialogue to understand the context of the Ghanaian economy. "At the least, this dialogue is intended to cover up the President's lack of an economic plan for the country and to whitewash his baseless claims about inheriting a bad economy," Dr.