The Nationwide Chairman of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the Akufo-Addo administration for the state of Ghana’s economic system.
On the NDC manifesto launch on the College of Schooling, Winneba, Mr Nketia highlighted the unfavourable results of presidency insurance policies, together with the introduction of quite a few taxes and the protests by pensioners demanding their due funds.
The NDC stalwart described the financial state of affairs because the worst in Ghana’s historical past, with new phrases like “haircuts” and “home debt restructuring” rising.
He assured that the NDC’s manifesto gives actionable options to deal with these challenges.
On his half, the NDC Common Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey accused the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration of damaging a powerful economic system inherited from the NDC.
“After we have been leaving workplace in 2016, we delivered to our buddies within the NPP a sound economic system that was marked by sustainable public debt, with a debt-to-GDP ratio that stood at 55.6 per cent.
“There was additionally a steady credit standing of B-, a low price range deficit of 6.1 p.c, and a declining inflation price that stood round 15 per cent. We handed over to them a really robust manufacturing sector, two large oil fields and a cocoa sector that was thriving,” he recounted.
Amongst different issues, the NDC in its manifesto has promised to take away taxes on important medical provides for dialysis and set up a Most cancers and Kidney Illness Belief Fund to assist bothered Ghanaians who want help to deal with such situations.
Moreover, the NDC has promised to scrap the quota system for admissions into nursing and instructor coaching schools to broaden college students’ enrollment.
The opposition celebration additionally introduced that it might assemble a potable water system for the individuals of Yendi and improve the Yendi Hospital to enhance healthcare providers and
cut back long-distance journey for medical care.