The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, accusing it of failing to deliver tangible results in its first year in office.
He questioned whether the administration had undertaken any major development projects or settled outstanding payments owed to contractors.
Mr Afenyo-Markin argued that contractors who borrowed from banks to execute public works remain unpaid, raising concerns about the broader impact on the economy.
“Last year, 2025, what did the government do? Did it pay contractors who had worked and borrowed from banks?” he queried.
He further dismissed what he described as an overreliance on macroeconomic indicators without corresponding improvements in people’s daily lives.
“If the economy is stagnating and we continue to talk about paper growth, I am interested in the cocoa farmer and the real impact on citizens,” he said.
He stressed that statistics alone are insufficient if they do not translate into better living conditions for ordinary Ghanaians.
“I am not here to talk about numbers that have no effect. If the numbers have made a positive impact, I will acknowledge and applaud them. But so far, one year in office, the government has not made any real impact,” Mr Afenyo-Markin stated in an interview on Channel One TV on February 16, 2026.
