Egyapa Mercer credits Akufo-Addo administration for Ghana’s IMF recovery path

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, July 28, Mr Mercer argued that while the current Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, deserved recognition for guiding the final phase of the programme to completion, the groundwork for Ghana’s recovery was the result of difficult decisions taken earlier.

Former Sekondi Member of Parliament Andrew Egyapa Mercer has credited the administration of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with laying the foundation for Ghana’s successful completion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility programme.

He added that while the current administration deserved credit for successfully completing the IMF programme, history must acknowledge the role of earlier policy decisions and sacrifices that helped place the country on the path to recovery.