The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has questioned claims by the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, that the recent appreciation of the cedi is unprecedented, insisting that the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration had already stabilised the local currency before leaving office.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, July 31, during the debate on the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review, Mr.
Afenyo-Markin said while the cedi's current performance is commendable, the context behind its recent gains must be properly understood. "Mr.
Speaker, the Mid-Year Review makes much of the Ghanaian Cedi's performance, with the Minister jubilantly declaring 'cedi no apicki'.
