Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has downplayed suggestions that the recent appreciation of the Ghana Cedi is solely the result of the Mahama-led administration's policies, describing such claims as misleading and politically opportunistic.
Mr.
Afenyo-Markin acknowledged the recent gains of the local currency but insisted that the foundations for the current stability were laid under the previous New Patriotic Party government. "Indeed, from January through to June, the Cedi strengthened significantly, which the Minister touts as unprecedented," he said this on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, July 31, during a debate following the presentation of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review by Finance Minister Dr.
Cassiel Ato Forson. "We do welcome a stronger Cedi, we, on this side [Minority], welcome a stronger Cedi.
