The Minority Leader in Parliament, Afenyo-Markin, has suggested the government to redirect its focus from political prosecutions to financial empowerment.
He mentioned there was the necessity for job creation and assist for key sectors of the financial system.
The minority chief made the decision through the closing of the 2025 finances debate in Parliament, arguing that the nation’s financial challenges are being exacerbated by the federal government’s lack of clear methods for sustainable progress.
In accordance with Afenyo-Markin, the federal government’s present priorities may end in stagnation in key sectors like agriculture and the personal sector, which needs to be central to any improvement plan.
“They got here into authorities with no clear plans to create jobs or assist the personal sector. As an alternative, they’ve centered on persecuting political opponents, undermining personal sector initiatives,” he acknowledged.
The Minority Chief emphasised that the federal government’s incapacity to supply concrete options for job creation and financial empowerment has left many sectors, particularly fisheries and agriculture, struggling.
He criticised the federal government’s dealing with of financial points and its failure to satisfy expectations for job creation. “They got here to energy with no plans for the fisher of us or farmers, no clear route for job creation, and no initiative to assist the personal sector,” he stated, urging the federal government to prioritise the well-being of strange Ghanaians over political pursuits.
Mr Afenyo-Markin additionally referred to as out the federal government’s failure to stick to its guarantees of forming a lean and environment friendly administration.
He identified that as an alternative of lowering the dimensions of presidency, the administration has appointed a big variety of political appointees, resulting in elevated expenditure.
“The federal government claims to be forming a lean authorities, however in actuality, they’ve appointed extra political appointees than ministers,” he mentioned.
He additionally criticised the creation of quite a few deputy and advisory positions, which, in his view, have served extra as political patronage than efficient governance.
He went additional to focus on the rising dissatisfaction throughout the Majority aspect, criticising the delay within the appointment of deputy ministers, which he claimed has triggered disarray amongst members of the NDC.
“The President promised to swear in 4 deputy ministers two weeks in the past, nevertheless it’s been a 3rd week, and we’re nonetheless ready. This indecisiveness is inflicting confusion,” Afenyo-Markin added.
He additionally expressed issues over the shortage of alternatives for qualified girls and people from underrepresented areas, noting that regardless of guarantees of elevated feminine participation in governance, few girls have been appointed to key positions.
The Minority Chief referred to as for higher accountability and transparency from the federal government and pressured that the present administration should give attention to empowering the personal sector, creating jobs, and addressing the financial challenges dealing with the nation.
“The federal government should focus extra on delivering actual options for the individuals of Ghana, not on political maneuvering or sidelining those that deserve a seat on the desk,” he concluded.
BY RAISSA SAMBOU
