National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said that Ghana's economy under the Akufo-Addo administration has been destroyed. For the first time, he recounted that pensioners have had to picketed at the Ministry of Finance against the government Several taxes have also been introduced thereby worsening the plight of Ghanaians. Speaking during the launch of the NDC manifesto in Winneba on Saturday August 24, he said "the economy collapsed for the past seven years. The government has also introduced a plethora of taxes that are visiting excruciating hardships on our living conditions. He assured that the NDC's manifesto contains "clear actionable and concise solutions." General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that the NPP took over a strong economy from the NDC but destroyed it.