The minority caucus in Parliament has hit out at President John Mahama for suggesting that Ghana's economic management under the previous government was a crime scene, accusing the administration of "criminally mismanaging" the economy.
President Mahama said this last week when government met labour unions to propose a 10% basic salary upward adjustment.
In a statement, the NPP minority caucus condemned the President's "baseless allegations" and accused him of deliberately making the statement to justify his government's persecution of opponents. "This was a calculated statement and a deliberate move to set the stage for the State-sponsored persecution we are witnessing today," the statement said. "By branding the previous administration's economic management as criminal, the president has given cover for his government's actions to unjustly target political opponents under the guise of accountability." The minority caucus reminded President Mahama of the efforts of the previous government in supporting and sustaining many initiatives to diffuse his negative description of the economy under the government. "Contrary to President Mahama's rather baseless allegations, the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration did not "criminally mismanage" the economy-it worked tirelessly to build a stronger and more resilient nation." "If the economy was indeed a "crime scene," how did the NPP successfully implement Free SHS, ensuring access to education for millions of Ghanaian children?
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