Former President John Dramani Mahama and the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, must work hard to win the 2024 elections and not bank their hopes on the New Patriotic Party's struggles with the economy.
This is the view of NPP leading member, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko who believes that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government will get the economy on track in the coming months with the incoming International Monetary Fund, IMF, intervention.
Gabby, who started the possible IMF move last week stated in a July 3 tweet that: If @JDMahama & the NDC are happy because NPP going to the IMF now is what will deliver NDC victory in Dec 2024 then they better think again.
"It rather takes pressure off the Akufo-Addo Govt to focus on things that will impact positively on the economy over the next 15 months," his tweet continued.
Barely a week after Gabby lamented the failure of the E-Lev to generated projected revenue, President Akufo-Addo ordered Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to enter talks with the IMF over a government programme amid an economic squeeze.
Government took the decision to begin formal engagements with IMF on July 1 contrary to its earlier position of not returning to the Fund.
The decision has since divided public opinion.
If the engagement is successful, it will be the seventeenth time the country has returned to the Bretton Woods Institution for economic support.
Some reasons the government has consistently cited for which it made a U-turn on its earlier position on the IMF is the twin crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
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@Kittin, we should not hide behind a political party and write anything. We are looking for solutions for this country. Pinpoint the programs, policies that the government has messed up basaa and suggest a solution. Talk is cheap. I live in the UK, the energy companies have increased the prices 54% since April. I would like the opposition party to come out with their programs and policies for us to compare. A party that you follow has not been able to bring out one single policy and program and you are happy with it.
If this man were to know the annoyance level of Ghanaians including NPP supporters he will keep quiet. Gabby how many of your own biological children are 18 years and above? Who's 18 year olds and above atre you relying on to queue to vote for NPP to retain power in 2024. Even NPP members are totally disappointed in your uncle for letting everybody down. The motivation to continue to make sacrifices for the NPP is diminishing. If Kufuor and his appointees were like akuffo Addo and his appointees, bet me your uncle will not have come to meet a formidable NPP on which he rode on to power. He has messed us up basaaaa, now when you sit and they are discussing current issues, if you are NPP supporter and you know shame, simply keep quiet and listen, if you make an attempt to contribute to the discussions , they will embarrass you